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Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers: reported tasks and exploration worksheet

Define, plan, or execute biofuels/biodiesel research programs that evaluate alternative feedstock and process technologies with near-term commercial potential.

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This source lists 18 tasks, including 10 marked Core and 8 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.

Task source dates: 07/2014.

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Core · Task 15574 · 07/2014 · Incumbent

Design or conduct applied biodiesel or biofuels research projects on topics, such as transport, thermodynamics, mixing, filtration, distillation, fermentation, extraction, and separation.

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Core · Task 15578 · 07/2014 · Incumbent

Analyze data from biofuels studies, such as fluid dynamics, water treatments, or solvent extraction and recovery processes.

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Core · Task 15567 · 07/2014 · Incumbent

Prepare, or oversee the preparation of, experimental plans for biofuels research or development.

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Core · Task 15566 · 07/2014 · Incumbent

Provide technical or scientific guidance to technical staff in the conduct of biofuels research or development.

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Core · Task 15580 · 07/2014 · Incumbent

Propose new biofuels products, processes, technologies or applications based on findings from applied biofuels or biomass research projects.

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Core · Task 15576 · 07/2014 · Incumbent

Conduct experiments on biomass or pretreatment technologies.

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Core · Task 15568 · 07/2014 · Incumbent

Prepare biofuels research and development reports for senior management or technical professionals.

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Core · Task 15563 · 07/2014 · Incumbent

Develop lab scale models of industrial scale processes, such as fermentation.

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Core · Task 15579 · 07/2014 · Incumbent

Oversee biodiesel/biofuels prototyping or development projects.

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Core · Task 15577 · 07/2014 · Incumbent

Conduct experiments to test new or alternate feedstock fermentation processes.

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Supplemental · Task 15572 · 07/2014 · Incumbent

Develop methods to estimate the efficiency of biomass pretreatments.

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Supplemental · Task 15569 · 07/2014 · Incumbent

Perform protein functional analysis and engineering for processing of feedstock and creation of biofuels.

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Supplemental · Task 15581 · 07/2014 · Incumbent

Conduct research to breed or develop energy crops with improved biomass yield, environmental adaptability, pest resistance, production efficiency, bioprocessing characteristics, or reduced environmental impacts.

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Supplemental · Task 15564 · 07/2014 · Incumbent

Develop computational tools or approaches to improve biofuels research and development activities.

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Supplemental · Task 15570 · 07/2014 · Incumbent

Develop separation processes to recover biofuels.

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Supplemental · Task 15575 · 07/2014 · Incumbent

Design chemical conversion processes, such as etherification, esterification, interesterification, transesterification, distillation, hydrogenation, oxidation or reduction of fats and oils, and vegetable oil refining.

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Supplemental · Task 15573 · 07/2014 · Incumbent

Design or execute solvent or product recovery experiments in laboratory or field settings.

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Supplemental · Task 15571 · 07/2014 · Incumbent

Develop methods to recover ethanol or other fuels from complex bioreactor liquid and gas streams.

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