Session 1A Feedstock Supply, Logistics, Processing, and Composition

A cost effective and sustainable supply of biomass feedstocks is a cribical component of a viable biorefinery industry that is capable of making a credible impact on petroleum displacement. Feedstock costs can amount to a very significant fraction of the cost of the final biorefinery product. Thus, the reduction of the costs of feedstock production, harvest, collection, transportation, storage, and preprocessing can have a direct and positive effect on the overall viability of a given biorefinery. In addition, the feedstock and technology choices that are made for maintaining a sustainable biomass supply will have important implications not only for the biorefinery industry, but also for society as a whole. This session focused on feedstock supply, logistics, processing and composition, all of which are important elements of the feedstock supply chain. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.