Preliminary design and energy efficiency analysis of a kraft pulp mill converted to a biorefinery producing ethanol and DME from softwood

Chemical Engineering Transactions

Volumn 21, Issue , 2010, Pages 1147-1152

  Fornell, Rickard ^a   Pettersson, Karin ^a   Berntsson, Thore ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONSERVATION; ETHANOL; GASIFICATION; KRAFT PULP; REFINING; SOFTWOODS;

BIOREFINERY PROCESS; BLACK LIQUOR GASIFICATION; EFFICIENCY MEASURE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; EVAPORATION PLANTS; GASIFICATION PLANTS; PRELIMINARY DESIGN;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

ENERGY; ETHANOL; GASIFICATION; INTEGRATION; KRAFT PULPS; OPTIMIZATION; POLLUTION; SOFTWOODS;

EID: 78650264470     PISSN: 22839216     EISSN: 22839216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3303/CET1021192     Document Type: Conference Paper

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