NAABB - Conversion Technologies

The development of cost effective “drop-in” transportation fuels is from algae is our key goal. NAABB is developing technologies to convert lipids/hydrocarbons and biomass residues into useful fuels. Our program involves understanding the physical and chemical properties of algal biofuels and the thermophysical and transport properties of biofuels. NAABB is developing lipid conversion to fuels via catalytic decarboxylation and deoxygenation, and catalytic and supercritical transesterification. Our biomass conversion program involves catalytic gasification, thermochemical gasification and power, fast pyrolysis and hydroprocessing, and anaerobic fermentation to alcohols and gasoline.