Techno-economic analysis of energy efficiency measures in a pulp mill converted to an ethanol production plant

Nordic Pulp and Paper Research Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 183-192

  Fornell, Rickard ^a   Berntsson, Thore ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ethanol production; Kraft pulp mill; Lignin separation; Pinch analysis; Power generation; Steam surplus; Thermal process integration

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; COSTS; DELIGNIFICATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; INVESTMENTS; KRAFT PULP; LIGNIN; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; POWER GENERATION; PROFITABILITY; STEAM; SUGARS;

BIOCHEMICAL CONVERSION; EFFICIENCY MEASURE; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; LIGNIN EXTRACTIONS; PINCH ANALYSIS; STEAM SURPLUS; TECHNO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; THERMAL PROCESS INTEGRATION;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

DELIGNIFICATION; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; INVESTMENT; KRAFT PULPING; LIGNINS; POWER GENERATION; PRODUCTION; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; PROFITABILITY; PULP MILLS; SEPARATION; STEAM; SUGARS;

EID: 68049142281     PISSN: 02832631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3183/npprj-2009-24-02-p183-192     Document Type: Article

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