Implementation of lignin-based biorefinery into a Canadian softwood kraft pulp mill: Optimal resources integration and economic viability assessment

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 67, Issue , 2014, Pages 473-482

  Benali, Marzouk ^a   Périn Levasseur, Zoé ^a   Savulescu, Luciana ^a   Kouisni, Lamfeddal ^b   Jemaa, Naceur ^b   Kudra, Tadeusz ^a   Paleologou, Michael ^b  

^a NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

^b FPINNOVATIONS   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acidification of black liquor; Advanced process integration; Biomass conversion; Biorefinery; Kraft process; Lignin recovery

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE PROCESS; KRAFT PROCESS; LIGNIN; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; REFINING; WATER RESOURCES;

ADVANCED PROCESS; BIOREFINERIES; ECONOMIC VIABILITY ASSESSMENT; INTEGRATED BIOREFINERY; PULP PRODUCTION; RESOURCE RECOVERY; RESOURCES INTEGRATIONS; SOFTWOOD KRAFT PULPS;

KRAFT PULP;

CARBON DIOXIDE; KRAFT PAPERS; PROCESSES; PULP MILLS; REFINING; WATER RESOURCES;

EID: 84949561562     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: 18732909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2013.08.022     Document Type: Article

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