Heat integration of biochemical ethanol production from straw - A case study

Applied Energy

Volumn 102, Issue , 2013, Pages 32-43

  Kravanja, Philipp ^a   Modarresi, Ala ^a   Friedl, Anton ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bioethanol; Heat exchanger network; Heat integration; Lignocellulose; Pinch analysis; Straw

Indexed keywords

BIOETHANOL; BIOMASS; DISTILLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ETHANOL; EVAPORATION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PROCESS DESIGN; STRAW;

COMMERCIAL DEPLOYMENT; DESIGN MODIFICATIONS; ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; ENERGY STREAMS; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; HEAT EXCHANGER NETWORK; HEAT INTEGRATION; IMPROVED PROCESS; LIGNOCELLULOSE; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; PINCH ANALYSIS; POLY-GENERATION; PROCESS HEAT; PROCESS SIMULATIONS; PRODUCTION PROCESS; RENEWABLE FUELS; UTILITY CONSUMPTION; UTILITY TARGETS; WASTE BIOMASS;

DESIGN;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; BIOMASS POWER; CELLULOSE; DISTILLATION; ETHANOL; EVAPORATION; HEAT TRANSFER; LIGNIN; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; STRAW; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY;

EID: 84870740582     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.08.014     Document Type: Article

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