InnovationXLab

BIOMANUFACTURING AT SCALE

by

Facilities and Consortia

Integrated Biorefinery Research Facility: Development and Testing of Biochemical Conversion Technologies at up to 9000L Scale (NREL)

Feedstock-Conversion Interface Consortium: Improving Biorefinery Operations by Understanding Biomass Properties (INL, ORNL, PNNL, ANL, NREL, LANL, SNL, LBNL)

Biomass Feedstock National User Facility (INL)

Bioenergy Feedstock Library (INL)

Thermal and Catalytic Process Development Unit (NREL)

Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit: Scaling Bioconversion Innovation from the Lab to Commercial Relevance (LBNL)

Bioprocessing Separations Consortium: Biocatalyst Preservation, Algae Processing, and Biochemical and Thermochemical Conversion (ANL, LBNL, LANL, NREL, ORNL, PNNL)

Process Development Units for Hydrothermal Liquefaction, Catalytic Hydrothermal Gasification, and Upgrading (PNNL)

Chemical Catalysis for Bioenergy Consortium: Overcoming Catalysis Challenges in the Conversion of Biomass to Fuels and Chemicals (NREL, PNNL, ORNL, NETL, LANL, ANL, SNL, INL)

Separations

Bioprocesses and Reactive Separations Capabilities (ANL)

Airfoil-shaped Micro-Mixers for Reducing Fouling on Membrane Surfaces (SNL)

Switchable Polarity Solvent — Forward Osmosis (INL)

Flowthrough Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass with High-Temperature Nanoporous Membranes for Selective Separations (ORNL)

EZ Select: Superior Separations Technology for More Effective and Cost-Efficient Biomanufacturing (ANL)

Switchable Antifouling Coatings (SNL)

Porous Solid Ion Exchange Wafer for Immobilizing Biomolecules (ANL)

Single-stage Separation and Esterification of Cation Salt Carboxylates Using Electrodionization (ANL)

Electrodeionizing Method (ANL)

Retention of Counterions in the Separative Bioreactors (ANL)

Electronically and Ionically Conductive Porous Material and Method for Manufacture of Resin Wafers Therefrom (ANL)

Bioprocess Utilizing Carbon Dioxide and Electrodeionization (ANL)

Methane Production Using Resin-Wafer Electrodeionization (ANL)

Ordered Nanoscale Domains by Infiltration of Block Copolymers (ANL)

Functionalized Foams (ANL)

Sequential Infiltration Synthesis (SIS) for Robust Filtration Membranes (ANL)

Janus Membranes by Atomic Layer Deposition (ANL)

Biomass Handling

Low Energy Biomass Densification Process (INL)

Process for Accurate Characterization of Bulk Solids Flow (INL)

Adaptive Control System for Biomass Material Handling (INL)

Participating DOE laboratories and contact information

ANL Argonne National Laboratory
Phil Smith, PESmith@anl.gov

BNL Brookhaven National Laboratory
Poornima Upadhya, PUpadhya@bnl.gov

INL Idaho National Laboratory
Ryan Bills, Ryan.Bills@inl.gov

LBNL Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Robin Johnston, RJohnston@lbl.gov

LLNL Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Hannah Farquar, farquar3@llnl.gov

LANL Los Alamos National Laboratory
Marc Steven Witkowski, Witk@lanl.gov

NREL National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Eric Payne, Eric.Payne@nrel.gov

ORNL Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Jennifer Caldwell, CaldwellJT@ornl.gov

PNNL Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Allan Tuan, Allan.Tuan@pnnl.gov

SNL Sandia National Laboratory
Joel Sikora, JSikora@sandia.gov

These technologies can also be found at the DOE Lab Partnering Service