Synthesis of sustainable integrated biorefinery via reaction pathway synthesis: Economic, incremental enviromental burden and energy assessment with multiobjective optimization

AIChE Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 132-146

  Andiappan, Viknesh ^a   Ko, Andy S Y ^a   Lau, Veronica W S ^a   Ng, Lik Yin ^a   Ng, Rex T L ^a   Chemmangattuvalappil, Nishanth G ^a   Ng, Denny K S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM MALAYSIA CAMPUS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Integrated biorefinery; Multiobjective optimization; Palm based biomass; Reaction pathway; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOCONVERSION; BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; REFINING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL BURDENS; INTEGRATED BIOREFINERY; PROCESSING FACILITIES; REACTION PATHWAYS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS;

MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84920026360     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.14616     Document Type: Article

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