Comparative economic and environmental assessment of four beech wood based biorefinery concepts

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 216, Issue , 2016, Pages 613-621

  Budzinski, Maik ^a,b   Nitzsche, Roy ^a  

^a DBFZ DEUTSCHES BIOMASSEFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM GEMEINNÜTZIGE GMBH   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Comparative assessment; Discounted cash flow analysis; LCA; Lignocellulose biorefinery

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; CARBON DIOXIDE; ETHYLENE; LIGNIN; REFINING; WOOD; WOOD FUELS;

BIOREFINERY CONCEPT; COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT; DISCOUNTED CASH FLOW; ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS; ECONOMIC EFFECTIVENESS; ECONOMIC FEASIBILITIES; HYDROLYSIS LIGNINS; LIGNOCELLULOSE BIOREFINERY;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ALCOHOL; CARBON DIOXIDE; ETHYLENE; LIGNIN; LIGNOCELLULOSE; METHANE; POLYMER; BIOFUEL;

CELLULOSE; COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE; COST ANALYSIS; DECIDUOUS TREE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ETHANOL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; LIGNIN; PHYTOMASS; REFINING INDUSTRY;

ARTICLE; BEECH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HYDROLYSIS; LIQUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; WOOD; BIOREACTOR; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; METABOLISM;

E I S; FAGUS; ORGANOSOLV LIGNINS; REFINING;

FAGUS;

BIOFUELS; BIOREACTORS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; ETHANOL; FAGUS; HYDROLYSIS; LIGNIN; WOOD;

EID: 84973174793     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.05.111     Document Type: Article

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