Co-production of ethanol, biogas, protein fodder and natural fertilizer in organic farming - Evaluation of a concept for a farm-scale biorefinery

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 104, Issue , 2012, Pages 440-446

  Oleskowicz Popiel, Piotr ^b,c   Kádár, Zsófia ^a   Heiske, Stefan ^a   Klein Marcuschamer, Daniel ^b,c   Simmons, Blake A ^b,d   Blanch, Harvey W ^b,c,e   Schmidt, Jens Ejbye ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b JOINT BIOENERGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^e University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioethanol; Biogas; Organic farming; Process model; Technoeconomic analysis

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE ACTIVITY; ANIMAL FEED; BIOREFINERIES; CO-PRODUCTION; DISCOUNT RATES; ETHANOL FERMENTATION; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; FARM-SCALE; GREEN ELECTRICITY; LIQUID FRACTION; ORGANIC FARMING; PROCESS MODEL; SELLING PRICES; SOLID FRACTION; TECHNO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; TOTAL CAPITAL INVESTMENTS; TWO-STREAM;

AGRICULTURE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOETHANOL; BIOGAS; EFFLUENTS; FERTILIZERS; INVESTMENTS; METHANE; REFINING;

ETHANOL;

ALCOHOL; BIOGAS; FERTILIZER; METHANE;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGAS; CAPITAL; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; FODDER; GERMINATION; GRASS; INCENTIVE; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; METHANE; ORGANIC FARMING; PROTEIN; SILAGE;

ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CLOVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY YIELD; FERMENTATION; FRACTIONATION; GERMINATION; GREEN ELECTRICITY; KLUYVEROMYCES MARXIANUS; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC FARMING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RYE; SACCHARIFICATION; TECHNOECONOMIC ANALYSIS; WHEY;

ANIMAL FEED; BIOFUELS; DIETARY PROTEINS; ETHANOL; FERTILIZERS; ORGANIC AGRICULTURE; PILOT PROJECTS;

ANIMALIA; SECALE CEREALE; TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 84655176342     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.11.060     Document Type: Article

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