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EngineeringChemical EngineeringChemistryCatalysisProduction SystemsReaction EngineeringBiofuel ProductionBiomass ConversionBiomass Energy SystemsCatalyst DesignCatalytic Reaction EngineeringEnergy ConversionBiomass Conversion CatalysisCatalytic Biomass ConversionCatalytic ReformingHydrogen ProductionPyrolysisReforming CatalysisSteam ReformingThermochemical Conversion
• Demonstrate the production of hydrogen from biomass pyrolysis integrated with catalytic steam reforming and prepare for scale-up of the system to greater than 500 kg H2/day by 2009. • Improve the efficiency of the system, including the reformer, and the use of appropriate catalysts to reduce the cost to below $2.90/kg H2 by 2009. • Demonstrate the use of a variety of feedstocks so that significant quantities of hydrogen can be made from biomass.