{"344591":{"#nid":"344591","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Companies and Georgia Research Alliance Support Biofuel Research at Georgia Tech","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022BigFirst\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWith support from a broad range of organizations, Georgia Tech researchers are exploring advanced technologies aimed at making transportation fuels from forestry products.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3 class=\u0022BigFirst\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChevron Corporation\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn June 2006, Chevron Corporation and Georgia Tech formed a five-year, $12 million strategic research alliance to pursue advanced technology aimed at making cellulosic biofuels and hydrogen viable transportation fuels.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe alliance focuses its research on four areas:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EProducing cellulosic biofuels\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EUnderstanding the characteristics of biofuel feedstocks\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDeveloping regenerative sorbents (porous materials used to remove gases such as carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and nitrogen)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EImproving sorbents used to produce high-purity hydrogen\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA portion of the money will be used to set up a bioethanol laboratory on the Georgia Tech campus to support ongoing and future biofuel research. The laboratory will contain new equipment, including analytical equipment to study how much ethanol is being produced, how long it takes to ferment and the quality of the ethanol being produced.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EC2 Biofuels\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EC2 Biofuels is a Georgia Tech VentureLab startup that seeks to develop fuel-ethanol production from biomass material available in large quantities in the Southeast, including Southern yellow pine. Led by Roger Reisert, a Georgia Tech alumnus, C2 Biofuels obtained two $100,000 grants from The Agriculture Innovation Center in Tifton to match the initial investment from Georgia Tech alumnus Glen Robinson Jr.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EReisert has provided grants to Georgia Tech and University of Georgia researchers to evaluate and develop processes and technologies. Since the target ethanol yield has been met by the researchers, Reisert\u2019s efforts are now focused on building a pilot bioethanol plant in Georgia.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Research Alliance (GRA)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFounded in 1990, the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gra.org\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Research Alliance\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(GRA) helps build Georgia\u2019s technology-rich economy by bringing business and state government together to invest in the innovative research at six affiliated Georgia research universities, including Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith the support of Governor Sonny Perdue and the Georgia Legislature, the GRA added an energy initiative last year, the Energy Research Seed Grant Program (ERSGP), to spark university-based research into the development of new approaches to producing and conserving energy resources.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith Georgia\u2019s abundant resources and potential of cellulosic biomass, this program sought contributions to the growth and efficient harvest of improved cellulosic crops (including forest resources) and the conversion of cellulosic crops to higher value energy and\/or chemical co-products. Four Georgia Tech researchers were awarded seed grants under the ERSGP for funding from July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026nbsp;","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"With support from a broad range of organizations, Georgia Tech researchers are exploring advanced technologies aimed at making transportation fuels from forestry products."}],"uid":"28152","created_gmt":"2014-11-11 16:43:34","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:30","author":"Claire Labanz","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2007-08-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2007-08-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[{"id":"42941","name":"Art Research"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch News\u2028\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u2028177 North Avenue\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u2028Atlanta, Georgia\u0026nbsp; 30332-0181 \u0026nbsp;USA\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedia Relations Contacts:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJohn Toon\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u2028404-894-6986\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u2028\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jtoon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ejtoon@gatech.edu\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u2028\u2028\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBrett Israel\u2028\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-385-1933\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u2028\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:brett.israel@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ebrett.israel@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}