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2025 AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo.

Biotechnology

Industrial Oil Products

New Crops for Oils/Feedstocks

Process modeling and economic analysis of intermediate oilseeds for the U.S. bioeconomy

Tuesday, April 29, 2025
9:15 AM – 9:35 AM PST
Room: B115

    Presenting Author(s)

  • AM

    Aye Meyer

    Chemical Engineer
    Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States

    • Co-Author(s)

  • EP

    Esther S. Parish

    Research Staff/Geographer & Landscape Ecologist
    Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States

  • AS

    Andrew D. Sutton

    Senior Scientist/Group Leader
    Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States

  • RC

    Robin J. Clark

    Bioenergy Modeling and Simulation Analyst
    Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States

  • CH

    Chad M. Hellwinckel

    Biomass Resource Analyst
    Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States

Abstract:

Intermediate crops are established and harvested in between traditional cash crops (e.g., corn, soybeans, cotton) for additional resources and can potentially maximize environmental performance of agricultural systems. Environmental benefits from intermediate crop adoption may be similar to traditional cover crops, including reduced soil erosion and improved soil health leading to less chemical usage. In addition, the harvested biomass can generate additional revenue for the farmers when sold for biofuel production. Three intermediate oilseed crops (camelina, carinata, and pennycress) are highlighted as new renewable carbon resources in the agricultural chapter of DOE’s most recent national biomass resource assessment (the 2023 Billion-Ton 2023 Report, Hellwinckel et al. 2024). We develop biofuel production models using oils from these three intermediate oilseed crops to evaluate the fuel production costs and potential product volumes entering to the U.S. market. This analysis work will suggest key cost drivers and challenges to produce renewable fuels from intermediate oilseed crops.