Design and optimization of intensified biorefinery process for furfural production through a systematic procedure

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 116, Issue , 2016, Pages 166-175

  Nhien, Le Cao ^a   Long, Nguyen Van Duc ^a   Kim, Sangyong ^b   Lee, Moonyong ^a  

^a Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Industrial Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bioprocess design; Bioprocess optimization; Biorefinery development; Dividing wall column; Large scale furfural process; Process integration and intensification

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDES; BIOCONVERSION; CARBON; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CHEMICALS; DISTILLATION; DISTILLATION COLUMNS; DISTILLATION EQUIPMENT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; REFINING;

BIOPROCESS DESIGN; BIOPROCESS OPTIMIZATION; BIOREFINERY DEVELOPMENT; DIVIDING WALL COLUMNS; PROCESS INTEGRATION;

FURFURAL;

ACETIC ACID; FURFURAL; LIGNOCELLULOSE; METHANOL; WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BOTTOM DIVIDING WALL COLUMN WITH A DECANTER CONFIGURATION; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTILLATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEAT TREATMENT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DESIGN; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84964335369     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: 1873295X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2016.04.002     Document Type: Article

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