Abstract:   This presentation is focused on hisrecent research 'Environment-Enhancing (E2) Energy�.  Biomass (including swine manure) and algae are abundant resources that is recognized (DOE 1998) as biomass having the potential to ultimately replace petroleum.  E2-Energy first converts organic solids in animal, human and food wastes into biocrude oil via a hydrothermal Liquefaction (HTL); The nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorous) in the original feedstock remain in the post HTL wastewater. These nutrient and wastewater have been proven in the laboratory test that can be used multiple times to grow fast-growing algae and capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere; The algae biomass, together with original biomass such as manure, is fed back to the HTL, as a sole feedstock or as an additive, to convert into additional biocrude oil.  In this way, nutrients in wastes are reused, carbon is captured, water is cleaned and biomass production is amplified to produce unprecedented amount of renewable biofuel.

Environment-enhancing energy: Achieving net zero-carbon and zero-nitrogen emission in energy production

246th National Meeting (2013)

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