Thermochemical biorefinery based on dimethyl ether as intermediate: Technoeconomic assessment

Applied Energy

Volumn 102, Issue , 2013, Pages 950-961

  Haro, P ^a   Ollero, P ^a   Villanueva Perales, A L ^a   Gomez Barea A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomass; DME; Ethanol; Methyl acetate; Technoeconomic assessment; Thermochemical biorefinery

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; BIOMASS; EARNINGS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ETHANOL; FUELS; PROFITABILITY; SYNTHESIS GAS; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

BIOPROCESSES; BIOREFINERIES; DIMETHYL ETHERS; DME; DME SYNTHESIS; HEAT AND POWER; INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN; MARKET PRICE; METHYL ACETATES; OPERATION COST; PLANT INVESTMENTS; PLANT SIZE; PRE-TREATMENT; PRODUCT SEPARATION; SINGLE PRODUCT; SYN-GAS; TECHNO-ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT;

REFINING;

ACETATE (ESTER); BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DECIDUOUS TREE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ETHANOL; ETHER; FUELWOOD; HYDROGEN; INVESTMENT; POWER GENERATION; PRODUCTION COST; REFINING INDUSTRY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; THERMOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS POWER; CLEANUP; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER;

EID: 84870765487     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.09.051     Document Type: Article

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