Integrated techno-economic and environmental analysis of butadiene production from biomass

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 239, Issue , 2017, Pages 37-48

  Farzad, Somayeh ^a   Mandegari, Mohsen Ali ^a   Görgens, Johann F ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bio based butadiene; Bioethanol; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Monte Carlo simulation; Ostromisslensky process

Indexed keywords

BIOETHANOL; BUTADIENE; COSTS; EARNINGS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ETHANOL; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; INVESTMENTS; LIFE CYCLE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUGAR FACTORIES;

BIO-BASED; CAPITAL INVESTMENT; ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS; INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); OPERATING TIME; TECHNO-ECONOMICS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

1,3 BUTADIENE; ALCOHOL; BAGASSE; CELLULOSE; HEMICELLULOSE; LIGNIN; LIGNOCELLULOSE; SUGAR; 1,3 BUTADIENE DERIVATIVE; 1,3-BUTADIENE; POLLUTANT;

BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PLANT RESIDUE; PRICE DYNAMICS;

ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CAPITAL; COMBUSTION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTOOXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHARIFICATION; SUGARCANE; BIOREACTOR; ENVIRONMENT; POLLUTANT;

BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; BUTADIENES; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ETHANOL;

EID: 85019152901     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.04.130     Document Type: Article

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