Lab turns trash to gas

The Auburn Plainsman
by Drew Thompson / ASSISTANT CAMPUS EDITOR
2/4/2010

Auburn University is constructing a gasification unit off of South Donahue Drive that will take farming feedstock and produce fuel, high-value chemicals and electrical power.

“Our goal is to create a unique pilot-scale facility that will enable our faculty to be leaders in the science of using gasification to convert biomass resources into liquid fuels, high-value chemicals and electrical power,” said Steven Taylor, professor and head of bio-systems engineering and director of the Center for Bio-energy and Bio-products.

When the unit is finished, it will be the best biomass gasification unit in the Southern U.S., Taylor said.

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