Biological Systems Engineering
Research
Bioenergy & Bioproducts Engineering
Bioenergy & Bioproducts (BBE) scientists work toward advancing science and technologies to convert biomass, including wastes, into useful products, fuels, and fuel additives. Highlights of our research program include:
- Production lipid from lignocellulosics for upgrading into renewable jet fuels, diesel, and gasoline
- Integrated algal fuel production including culture processes and extractions of co-products and lipids
- Anaerobic digestion technologies for producing biogas, co-products, and nutrient recovery
- Multiscale modeling of biorefining processes and systems
- Devise feasible process to deconstruct cellulosic biomass
- Identify pathways to convert lignin to jet fuel
- Biomass thermochemical conversions for producing advanced biofuels, chemicals, and bioproducts
Faculty in Emphasis
Birgitte K. Ahring, Ph.D.
Shulin Chen, Ph.D.
Manuel Garcia-Pérez, Ph.D.
Hanwu Lei, Ph.D.
Bin Yang, Ph.D.
In the News
- Grant funds test of market potential for jet fuel research
- Student represents U.S. at sustainable chemistry school
- Student works to boost renewable energy in Philippines
- WSU faculty member presents at National Advance Biofuels Conference and Expo
- Dr. Hanwu Lei and his research group featured in a top journal
- Ph.D. student earns international prize for heat research
- Research Team Competes for Prize
- Biowaste-to-jet fuel
- Bioresource Technology, Best Paper Award 2015
- Research to be presented at 2015 AIChE Annual Meeting
- Doctoral student travels from China to study biofuels pretreatment technology
- Researchers produce jet fuel compounds from fungus
- Global Case Competition
- Student Earns Top International Sustainability Prize
- Early Career Award
- Biofuel technology goes mobile
- Studying Termites to Achieve Better Biofuel
- CougsCARE design team places second in Hydrogen Education Foundation Competition
- WSU Tri-Cities prof receives grant to study high-energy biofuels