Hydrotreated Renewable Jet Fuel Feedstock Development, NIFA Grant Overview
Terry A. Isbell USDA-ARS Bio-Oils Research Unit National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research
Data from Energy Information Administration
HRJ Grant Structure • Genetics Sequencing association mapping and evaluation (Keygene, Mike Gore, John Dyer, Jack Brown, Jerry Hatfield and Merle Vigil)
• Stress Trials Cultivar, environment and spring/winter Evaluations (Dan Long, Jack Brown, Russ Gesch, David Archer and Jay Jabro)
• Processing and Conversion Effect of cultivar on pressing, refining and conversion (Terry Isbell and UOP Honeywell)
• Economic and Life Cycle Analysis County level modeling based on stress data (David Archer and David Shonnard)
• Systems Analysis Assessment of acceptability of an HRJ production system (Cornelia Flora, Terry Tomlinson and Jason Bergtold)
• Education and Outreach Regional Forums and Website Development (ATIP and David Grant)
Diversity panel of 843 lines Source: USDA/Ames; Centre for Genetic Resources, the Netherlands; U. Idaho
Growth Habit
641 Winter Types DNA to KeyGene
Seed for field trials Iowa Colorado Idaho
202 Spring Types DNA to KeyGene
Seed for field trials Iowa Colorado Idaho
Cultivars for Stress Trials 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Habit Spring Spring Spring Spring Spring Spring Spring Spring Spring Spring Spring Spring Spring Spring Winter Winter Winter Winter Winter Winter
Species B. napus B. napus B. napus B. napus B. carinata B. carinata B. carinata B. carinata B. juncea B. juncea C. sativa B. rapa S. alba S. alba B. napus B. napus B. napus B. napus C. sativa B. rapa
Type Canola Canola Industrial Industrial Industrial Industrial Industrial Industrial Industrial Industrial Industrial Industrial Industrial Industrial Canola Canola Industrial Industrial Industrial Industrial
Cultivar DK3042RR Cara Gem Hero #1 #2 #3 #4 P45J10 Pacific Gold Calena Goldrush Idagold Tilney Wichita Amanda Durola Dwarf Essex Joelle Salut
Source Dekalb UI UI UI Agrisoma Agrisoma Agrisoma Agrisoma Pioneer UI ARS Morris UI UI UI KSU UI UI UI ARS-Morris UI
Feedstock Chain Length Comparison
Analytical Process Oilseed Stress Trials
Transportation Analysis
USDA NRCS Management & SSURGO Soils NOAA Weather
EPIC Modeling
Breakeven Analysis
POLYSYS Modeling
Adoption Analysis
IMPLAN Modeling
NASS County-level Data Enterprise Budgets Farmer Survey
Extension Survey Life-Cycle Assessment Focus Groups
Education and Outreach
Acknowledgements The brassica HRJ work is funded under NIFA Biomass Research and Development Initiative Award # 2012-10008-19727 (August 1, 2012 – July 31, 2017).
Brett Allen David Archer Jason Bergtold Rick Brenner Jack Brown David Buland Shawn Conners John Dyer Roque Evangelista Cornelia Flora Elodie Gazave Russ Gesch Michael Gore David Grant Jerry Hatfield Kim Hunter Jay Jarbo Jim Kiniry Dan Long Emily Oblath Lynn Shi David Shonnard Erica Tassone Terry Tomlinson Merle Vigil