Cost evaluation of cellulase enzyme for industrial-scale cellulosic ethanol production based on rigorous Aspen Plus modeling

Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 133-140

  Liu, Gang ^a   Zhang, Jian ^a   Bao, Jie ^a  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Aspen Plus modeling; Cellulase; Cost evaluation; Ethanol; Lignocellulose

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; CELLULOSIC ETHANOL; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COST ESTIMATING; COST REDUCTION; COSTS; ETHANOL; LIGNIN;

ASPEN PLUS; CELLULASE; COST EVALUATIONS; ENZYME PRODUCTION; FLOW SHEET SIMULATION; INDUSTRIAL ENZYMES; LIGNOCELLULOSE; PROCESS PARAMETERS;

ENZYMES;

ALCOHOL; CELLULASE; CELLULOSE;

CHEMISTRY; COST; ECONOMIC MODEL; ECONOMICS;

CELLULASE; CELLULOSE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ETHANOL; MODELS, ECONOMIC;

EID: 84953367723     PISSN: 16157591     EISSN: 16157605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00449-015-1497-1     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Klein-Marcuschamer D, Oleskowicz-Popiel P, Simmons BA, Blanch HW (2012) The challenge of enzyme cost in the production of lignocellulosic biofuels. Biotechnol Bioeng 109:1083-1087
2. Chovau S, Degrauwe D, Bruggen BV (2013) Critical analysis of techno-economic estimates for the production cost of lignocellulosic bio-ethanol. Renew Sust Energ Rev 26:307-321
3. Geddes CC, Nieves IU, Ingram LO (2011) Advances in ethanol production. Curr Opin Biotechnol 22:312-319
4. Sassner P, Galbe M, Zacchi G (2008) Techno-economic evaluation of bioethanol production from three different lignocellulosic materials. Biomass Bioenerg 32:422-430
5. Aden A, Ruth M, Ibsen K, Jechura J, Neeves K, Sheehan J, Wallace B (2002) Lignocellulosic biomass to ethanol process design and economics utilizing co-current dilute acid prehydrolysis and enzymatic hydrolysis for corn stover. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden
6. Wingren A, Galbe M, Roslander C, Rudolf A, Zacchi G (2005) Effect of reduction in yeast and enzyme concentrations in a simultaneous-saccharification-and-fermentation-based bioethanol process: technical and economic evaluation. Appl Biochem Biotech 122:485-499
7. Kazi FK, Fortman J, Anex R, Kothandaraman G, Hsu D, Aden A, Dutta A (2010) Techno-economic analysis of biochemical scenarios for production of cellulosic ethanol. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden
8. Phitsuwan P, Laohakunjit N, Kerdchoechuen O, Kyu KL, Ratanakanokchai K (2013) Present and potential applications of cellulases in agriculture, biotechnology, and bioenergy. Folia Microbiol 58:163-176
9. Merino ST, Cherry J (2007) Progress and challenges in enzyme development for biomass utilization. Adv Biochem Engin Biotechnol 108:95-120
10. Hong Y, Nizami AS, Pourbafrani M, Saville BA, MacLean HL (2013) Impact of cellulase production on environmental and financial metrics for lignocellulosic ethanol. Biofuels Bioprod Bioref 7:303-313
11. Takimura O, Yanagida T, Fujimoto S, Minowa T (2013) Estimation of bioethanol production cost from rice straw by on-site enzyme production. J JPA Petrol Inst 56:150-155
12. Humbird D, David R, Tao L, Kinchin C, Hsu D, Aden A (2011) Process design and economics for biochemical conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to ethanol: dilute-acid pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis of corn stover. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden
13. Wooley R, Putsche V (1996) Development of an ASPEN PLUS physical property database for biofuels components. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden
14. Fang ZH, Zhang J, Lu QM, Bao J (2013) Process development of short-chain polyols synthesis from corn stover by combination of enzymatic hydrolysis and catalytic hydrogenolysis. Biotechnol Rep 3:15-20
15. Kovacs K, Szakacs G, Zacchi G (2009) Comparative enzymatic hydrolysis of pretreated spruce by supernatants, whole fermentation broths and washed mycelia of Trichoderma reesei and Trichoderma atroviride. Bioresour Technol 100:1350-1357
16. Deanda K, Zhang M, Eddy C, Picataggio S (1996) Development of an arabinose-fermenting Zymomonas mobilis strain by metabolic pathway engineering. Appl Environ Microb 62:4465-4470
17. Rudolf A, Baudel H, Zacchi G, Hahn-Hagerdal B (2007) Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of steam-pretreated bagasse using Saccharomyces cerevisiae TMB3400 and Pichia stipitis CBS6054. Biotechnol Bioeng 99:783-790
18. Wyman CE, Spindler DD, Grohmann K (1992) Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of several lignocellulosic feedstocks to fuel ethanol. Biomass Bioenerg 3:301-307
19. Olofsson K, Bertilsson M, Liden G (2008) A short review on SSF - an interesting process option for ethanol production from lignocellulosic feedstocks. Biotechnol Biofuels 1:1-14
20. Kumar L, Arantes V, Chandra R, Saddler J (2012) The lignin present in steam pretreated softwood binds enzymes and limits cellulose accessibility. Bioresour Technol 103:201-208
21. Schubert C (2006) Can biofuels finally take center stage? Nat Biotechnol 24:777-784