MASBIO

Mid-Atlantic Sustainable Biomass Consortium for Value-Added Products

MASBio is a USDA NIFA (The National Institute of Food and Agriculture)-funded project to promote sustainability and bioeconomy.

MASBIO’S GOALS

The ultimate goal of this project is to deliver a sustainable and economically feasible biomass for value-added products system in the Mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. through implementation of the Mid-Atlantic Sustainable Biomass Consortium (MASBio)

optimization

Identify and demonstrate feasible and cost-effective approaches to soil amendment and feedstock production.

OUTREACH AND BUISNESS SUPPORT

Our outreach activities engage and educates farmers, landowners, stakeholders, policy makers, and other professionals. Entrepreneurial and bio-business development opportunities are supported through demonstrations of the engineering processes and commercial applications.

Education

Engage the next generation of bioproducts leaders through education and internship programs.

sustainability

Evaluate the sustainability and human dimensions of the developed system.

research

Feedstock Production

The goal of Land Reclamation and Feedstock Production is to identify and demonstrate feasible and cost- effective approaches to soil amendment and feedstock production to increase the biomass yield on reclaimed and marginal lands.

Harvest and Logistics

Harvest, Logistics and Supply Chain Management aims to demonstrate efficient and effective harvest and logistics strategies for an optimized supply chain of integrated biomass crops and forest residues for continuous industrial use.

Bioproduct Production

Value-Added Biomass Products aims to develop and optimize bio product conversion processes through collaborations with industry partners. Dive into the world of innovative conversion processing and its role in enhancing the utilization of biomass for high

Sustainability Analysis

This scope aims to evaluate the sustainability and human dimensions of the developed system, bioeconomic development through integrated outreach programs.

System and Scale-up

System Scale-Up Analysis is dedicated to leveraging AI-based data analytics, including the creation of a structured database with deep machine learning tools for biomass to bioproducts, analyzing the capital and operational costs of biomass supply chains.

Mica Keck

MASBio grad student, Class of Land reclamation and Feedstock Production, West Virginia University

MASBio has offered a unique transdisciplinary experience that has allowed me to learn about every aspect of a research initiative, from beginning to end!