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
Bioenergy & Bioproducts Engineering In the News
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Dr. Hanwu Lei Featured by USDA NIFA
June 12, 2019 | NIFA Update
A research group led by Washington State University (WSU) scientists has found a way to turn daily plastic waste products into jet fuel.In a new paper published in the journal Applied Energy, WSU’s Hanwu Lei and colleagues melted plastic waste at high temperature with activated carbon, a processed carbon with increased surface area, to produce jet fuel.
“Waste plastic is a huge problem worldwide,” said Lei, an associate professor in WSU’s Department of Biological System … » More …
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- Plastic water bottles may one day fly people cross-country
- Indonesian Fulbright Scholar studying biofuels at WSU Tri-Cities, PNNL
- BSE Faculty Bin Yang Receives Fulbright Distinguished Chair Award
- Graduate Students Selected for PNNL-WSU Distinguished Graduate Research Program
- Research Corner: Dr. Manuel Garcia-Pérez
- Researchers collaborate with youth for science fair projects, encourage interest in STEM
- Effects of Sugars, Furans, and their Derivatives on Hydrodeoxygenation of Biorefinery Lignin‐Rich Wastes to Hydrocarbons
- WSU researchers creating catalyst to improve jet biofuel production
- Waled Suliman Receives 2018 Amazon Catalyst Grant
- “BeeToxx” Receives Awards at the UW Business Plan Competition
- “BeeToxx” Receives Awards at WSU Business Plan Competition
- “BeeToxx” Receives Second Place at the Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge
- Biofuels Digest Features WSU Jet Fuel Research
- Cellulosic Revelation
- WSU Research Gets Closer to Cost-Effective BioFuels
- WSU Tri-Cities team earns CleanTech Big Picture prize at UW business competition
- WSU Tri-Cities team in UW business competition ‘sweet 16’
- Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge
- New way to characterize cellulose, advance bioproducts
- Grant funds test of market potential for jet fuel research