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SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

The coal-rich Powder River Basin is also experiencing a turnaround in oil production, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). The Powder River Basin encompasses more than 43,000 square miles and is located primarily in northeast Wyoming and southeast Montana, along with small areas of South Dakota and Nebraska.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Specifically, the team will explore recent advances in scalable thermochemical conversion technologies, which enable the production of advanced liquid biofuel and co-products on-site. Partners include: University of Idaho, University of Montana, Montana State University and the University of Wyoming, U.S.

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AUGUST 1, 2020

Scale-Up of the Primary Conversion Reactor to Generate a Lignin-Derived Cyclohexane Jet Fuel. Microchannel Reactor for Ethanol to n-Butene Conversion. Conversion of 2,3-Butanediol to Biojet Fuel: Scale-up and Technoeconomic Analysis of Energy-Efficient Separations and Fermentative Diol Production. Montana State University.

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JANUARY 11, 2013

Camelina production will be incorporated into a cropping system with wheat-based crop rotations in Montana and Wyoming. Once harvested and processed, camelina oil and meal will be chemically converted to a variety of adhesives, coatings and composites. Ceramatec, Inc.,

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APRIL 18, 2009

Expected to be operational in 2016, the project will convert 38,000 tons per day of Montana coal into 50,000 barrels per day (bpd) of synthetic diesel, jet fuel and naphtha.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

The project “Maximizing Conversion of Biomass Carbon to Liquid Fuel” (0938033) will be led by Rakesh Agrawal, with colleagues Mahdi Abu-Omar, Nicholas C. Fundamental discoveries from this project will uncover links between the physical and chemical structure of biomass to the conversion process. Quick conversion of biomass.

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AUGUST 26, 2011

Comparison of the percent differential for WTW (well-to-wheel) GHGs from gasoline produced from WCSB oil sands using different production processes relative to gasoline produced from reference crudes. The proposed Project is not likely to impact the amount of crude oil produced from the oil sands. Source: FEIS, Appendix V.

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