Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers
Define, plan, or execute biofuels/biodiesel research programs that evaluate alternative feedstock and process technologies with near-term commercial potential.
- Tasks
- 18 tasks10 core, 8 supplemental
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- ManagementOne of its 59 occupations
- Code
- 11-9041.01SOC 2018: 11-9041
What the work is made of
10 core tasks and 8 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Design or conduct applied biodiesel or biofuels research projects on topics, such as transport, thermodynamics, mixing, filtration, distillation, fermentation, extraction, and separation.Core taskTask 15574Rated by 99 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 2. Analyze data from biofuels studies, such as fluid dynamics, water treatments, or solvent extraction and recovery processes.Core taskTask 15578Rated by 100 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 3. Prepare, or oversee the preparation of, experimental plans for biofuels research or development.Core taskTask 15567Rated by 100 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 4. Provide technical or scientific guidance to technical staff in the conduct of biofuels research or development.Core taskTask 15566Rated by 100 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 5. Propose new biofuels products, processes, technologies or applications based on findings from applied biofuels or biomass research projects.Core taskTask 15580Rated by 100 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 6. Conduct experiments on biomass or pretreatment technologies.Core taskTask 15576Rated by 99 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 7. Prepare biofuels research and development reports for senior management or technical professionals.Core taskTask 15568Rated by 99 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 8. Develop lab scale models of industrial scale processes, such as fermentation.Core taskTask 15563Rated by 100 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 9. Oversee biodiesel/biofuels prototyping or development projects.Core taskTask 15579Rated by 99 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 10. Conduct experiments to test new or alternate feedstock fermentation processes.Core taskTask 15577Rated by 100 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 11. Develop methods to estimate the efficiency of biomass pretreatments.Supplemental taskTask 15572Rated by 100 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 12. Perform protein functional analysis and engineering for processing of feedstock and creation of biofuels.Supplemental taskTask 15569Rated by 97 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 13. Conduct research to breed or develop energy crops with improved biomass yield, environmental adaptability, pest resistance, production efficiency, bioprocessing characteristics, or reduced environmental impacts.Supplemental taskTask 15581Rated by 99 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 14. Develop computational tools or approaches to improve biofuels research and development activities.Supplemental taskTask 15564Rated by 98 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 15. Develop separation processes to recover biofuels.Supplemental taskTask 15570Rated by 98 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 16. Design chemical conversion processes, such as etherification, esterification, interesterification, transesterification, distillation, hydrogenation, oxidation or reduction of fats and oils, and vegetable oil refining.Supplemental taskTask 15575Rated by 99 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 17. Design or execute solvent or product recovery experiments in laboratory or field settings.Supplemental taskTask 15573Rated by 99 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 18. Develop methods to recover ethanol or other fuels from complex bioreactor liquid and gas streams.Supplemental taskTask 15571Rated by 100 people who do the job, July 2014
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- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 11-9041
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