Process integration study of a kraft pulp mill converted to an ethanol production plant - Part B: Techno-economic analysis

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue , 2012, Pages 179-190

  Fornell, Rickard ^a   Berntsson, Thore ^a   Åsblad, Anders ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

BIOREFINERIES; ECONOMIC BENEFITS; ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE; ECONOMIC RESULTS; EFFICIENCY MEASURE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS; ETHANOL PLANTS; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; HEAT INTEGRATION; LOW COMPLEXITY; LOW MAINTENANCE; ORIGINAL DESIGN; PROCESS INTEGRATION; PRODUCTION COST; REPURPOSING; STEAM ECONOMY; TECHNO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ETHANOL; KRAFT PULP; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; PROCESS DESIGN;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ETHANOL; KRAFT PULPS; LIGNOCELLULOSE; PULP MILLS;

EID: 84861097210     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2012.02.043     Document Type: Article

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