NUTRIENT SEPARATIONS, WATER REMOVAL AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN BIOPROCESSING

1.Develop processes that enhance the value of agricultural materials, especially grain processes, such as membrane separations.2.Use emerging technologies or technologies from other industries in bioprocesses to dewater, dry or convert solids into higher valued coproducts.3.Gain understanding of mechanisms that hinder or enhance separations of nutrients in process streams, including fouling of heat transfer surfaces.