Modelling lignocellulosic bioethanol from poplar: Estimation of the level of process integration, yield and potential for co-products

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 34, Issue , 2012, Pages 66-75

  Porzio, Giacomo Filippo ^a   Prussi, Matteo ^b   Chiaramonti, David ^b   Pari, Luigi ^c  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Process integration; Process modelling; Second generation bioethanol

Indexed keywords

ASPEN PLUS; CHEMICAL ENERGY; CO-PRODUCTS; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY; DRY BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE; ETHANOL PRODUCTIVITY; EUROPEAN UNION; INDUSTRIALISATION; KEY TECHNOLOGIES; MEDIUM TERM; OPTIMISATIONS; PENTOSE FERMENTATION; PLANT SIZE; PRE-TREATMENT; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROCESS ENERGY EFFICIENCY; PROCESS HEAT; PROCESS INTEGRATION; PROCESS MODELLING; PROCESS SIMULATIONS; PRODUCTION CAPACITY; PRODUCTION PROCESS; SECOND GENERATION; STRAIN DEVELOPMENT; TOTAL ENERGY; TRANSPORT SECTORS; VALORISATION;

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ETHANOL; FEEDSTOCKS;

BIOETHANOL;

ALGAE;

EID: 84863981155     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.01.028     Document Type: Article

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