Integration of bioethanol as an in-process material in biorefineries using mass pinch analysis

Applied Energy

Volumn 104, Issue , 2013, Pages 517-526

  Martinez Hernandez, Elias ^a   Sadhukhan, Jhuma ^b   Campbell, Grant M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arabinoxylan; Bioethanol; Biorefinery; Pinch analysis

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; ETHANOL; PRODUCT DESIGN; PROFITABILITY; REFINING;

ADDED VALUES; ANALYSIS AND DESIGN; ARABINOXYLANS; BIOMASS RESOURCES; BIOREFINERIES; CO-PRODUCTION; CO-PRODUCTS; EXCHANGE NETWORKS; HIGHLY INTEGRATED; IN-PROCESS; INTEGRATION APPROACH; NETWORK DESIGN; NETWORK INTEGRATION; PINCH ANALYSIS; PROCESS INTEGRATION; PROCESSING UNITS; REUSE AND RECYCLING;

BIOETHANOL;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; BIOFUEL; ENERGY USE; ETHANOL; REFINING INDUSTRY; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84871379766     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.11.054     Document Type: Article

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