Process integration study of a kraft pulp mill converted to an ethanol production plant - Part A: Potential for heat integration of thermal separation units

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 81-90

  Fornell, Rickard ^a   Berntsson, Thore ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biorefinery; Energy efficiency; Heat integration; Kraft pulp mill; Lignocellulosic ethanol production

Indexed keywords

BIOREFINERIES; ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE; EFFICIENCY MEASURE; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; HEAT INTEGRATION; KRAFT PULP MILL; LIGNOCELLULOSIC ETHANOL PRODUCTION; LIGNOCELLULOSIC RAW MATERIALS; PINCH ANALYSIS; PROCESS INTEGRATION; PROCESS SIMULATIONS; PRODUCTION COST; REPURPOSING; THERMAL SEPARATION UNITS;

BYPRODUCTS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ETHANOL; KRAFT PROCESS; KRAFT PULP; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; PROFITABILITY; REFINING;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

BYPRODUCTS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ETHANOL; HEAT; INTEGRATION; KRAFT PULPING; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; PROFITABILITY; PULP MILLS; REFINING;

EID: 81855178291     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2011.10.010     Document Type: Article

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