| Project Detail |
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) aims to develop the first carbon negative biorefinery that funnels multiple organic waste feedstocks into a chemically consistent stream of volatile fatty acids (VFAs) that are upgraded to carbon negative products. NREL’s Recirculating System for Optimal Use of Refuse with Control and Efficiency (ReSOURCE) process operates via arrested anaerobic digestion, and it accumulates and selectively isolates VFAs. The VFA products serve as robust platform chemicals to subsequently produce sustainable aviation fuel, lubricants, and cleaning surfactant substitutes.
Potential Impact:
ReSOURCE would represent a first-of-a-kind system to produce biochemicals from multiple organic wet waste feedstocks. |
