R&D with NREL's Thermal and Catalytic Process Development Unit (TCPDU)

The Thermal and Catalytic Process Development Unit (TCPDU) at NREL has state-of-the-art equipment for thermochemical process development and testing, ranging from catalyst and feedstock characterizations to bench-scale reactors to pilot plants. The TCPDU is NREL's largest thermochemical reactor system, evaluating up to a half ton of biomass per day for thermal deconstruction and catalytic conversion processes. This fact sheet summarizes the capabilities of this reactor system.