Techno-economic assessment of a wood-based biorefinery concept for the production of polymer-grade ethylene, organosolv lignin and fuel.

Abstract:

:Lignocellulose biorefineries are distinguished by an explicitly integrative, multi-functional concept that transforms biomass into multiple products, using a variety of conversion and separation processes. This study focuses on the technical design and economic evaluation of a lignocellulose biorefinery, that converts 400,000tDM/a (≙250MW) of beech wood into chemicals and fuel. A model was simulated with Aspen Plus® including the process steps pre-treatment, enzymatic hydrolysis, alcoholic fermentation, dehydration and biogas generation and upgrading. Mass and energy balances showed that 61,600t/a polymer-grade ethylene, 58,520tDM/a organosolv lignin, 38,400t/a biomethane and 90,800tDM/a hydrolysis lignin can be produced with a total energy efficiency of 87.1%. A discounted cash flow analysis indicated that the heat integrated biorefinery concept is not yet profitable. However, the economic results are greatly sensitive regarding various assumptions, in particular in terms of the prices for beech wood, ethylene and organosolv lignin.

journal_name

Bioresour Technol

journal_title

Bioresource technology

authors

Nitzsche R,Budzinski M,Gröngröft A

doi

10.1016/j.biortech.2015.11.008

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2016-01-01 00:00:00

pages

928-39

eissn

0960-8524

issn

1873-2976

pii

S0960-8524(15)01533-3

journal_volume

200

pub_type

杂志文章
  • New insight into influence of mechanical stirring on membrane fouling of membrane bioreactor: Mixed liquor properties and hydrodynamic conditions.

    abstract::Although membrane bioreactor is widely used in wastewater treatment, the problem of membrane fouling remains to be resolved. This paper focused on the influence of mechanical stirring on membrane fouling. Ammonium removal decreased with viscous bulking when stirring rates slowed down. Trans-membrane pressure increased...

    journal_title:Bioresource technology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2016.03.143

    authors: Qi C,Wang J,Lin Y

    更新日期:2016-07-01 00:00:00

  • Chelating and radical scavenging activities of soy protein hydrolysates prepared from microbial proteases and their effect on meat lipid peroxidation.

    abstract::Three commercial microbial proteases, neutral protease from Bacillus subtilis (NP), validase from Aspergillus oryze (Val), and alkaline protease from Bacillus licheniformis (AP), were investigated for producing antioxidant hydrolysates from soy protein. The resulting hydrolysates were fractioned by sequential ultrafil...

    journal_title:Bioresource technology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2009.11.078

    authors: Zhang L,Li J,Zhou K

    更新日期:2010-04-01 00:00:00

  • Stimulative mineralization of p-fluoronitrobenzene in biocathode microbial electrolysis cell with an oxygen-limited environment.

    abstract::p-Fluoronitrobenzene (p-FNB) is a toxic compound and tends to accumulate in the environment. p-FNB can be effectively removed and defluorinated in a single-chamber bioelectrochemical system (BES). To verify the suppositionally integrated reductive and oxidative metabolism mechanism in the BES, an oxygen-limited enviro...

    journal_title:Bioresource technology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2014.08.120

    authors: Shen D,Zhang X,Feng H,Zhang K,Wang K,Long Y,Wang M,Wang Y

    更新日期:2014-11-01 00:00:00

  • Using sulfite chemistry for robust bioconversion of Douglas-fir forest residue to bioethanol at high titer and lignosulfonate: a pilot-scale evaluation.

    abstract::This study demonstrated at the pilot-scale (50 kg) use of Douglas-fir forest harvest residue, an underutilized forest biomass, for the production of high titer and high yield bioethanol using sulfite chemistry without solid-liquor separation and detoxification. Sulfite Pretreatment to Overcome the Recalcitrance of Lig...

    journal_title:Bioresource technology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2014.12.052

    authors: Zhu JY,Chandra MS,Gu F,Gleisner R,Reiner R,Sessions J,Marrs G,Gao J,Anderson D

    更新日期:2015-03-01 00:00:00

  • Bioremediation of pulp and paper mill effluent by a novel fungal consortium isolated from polluted soil.

    abstract::Two basidiomycetous fungi (Merulius aureus syn. Phlebia sp. and an unidentified genus) and a deuteromycetous fungus (Fusarium sambucinum Fuckel MTCC 3788) were isolated from soils affected with effluents of a pulp and paper mill over several years. These isolates were immobilized on nylon mesh and the consortium was u...

    journal_title:Bioresource technology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2006.11.021

    authors: Malaviya P,Rathore VS

    更新日期:2007-12-01 00:00:00

  • Algae biofilm growth and the potential to stimulate lipid accumulation through nutrient starvation.

    abstract::An algae biofilm growth system was developed to study the growth kinetics and neutral lipid productivities of Scenedesmus obliquus and Nitzschia palea, and to determine if algal biofilms can be starved of key nutrients to increase their neutral lipid concentrations. Linear growth curves were determined for each specie...

    journal_title:Bioresource technology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2013.03.036

    authors: Schnurr PJ,Espie GS,Allen DG

    更新日期:2013-05-01 00:00:00

  • Pyrolysis and combustion of oil palm stone and palm kernel cake in fixed-bed reactors.

    abstract::The main objective of this research was to investigate the main characteristics of the thermo-chemical conversion of oil palm stone (OPS) and palm kernel cake (PKC). A series of combustion and pyrolysis tests were carried out in two fixed-bed reactors. The effects of heating rate at the temperature of 700 degrees C on...

    journal_title:Bioresource technology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2010.01.079

    authors: Razuan R,Chen Q,Zhang X,Sharifi V,Swithenbank J

    更新日期:2010-06-01 00:00:00

  • Citric acid bioproduction and downstream processing: Status, opportunities, and challenges.

    abstract::Citric acid (CA) has been widely used in different industrial sectors, being produced through fermentation of low-cost feedstock. The development of downstream processes, easier to operate, environmentally friendly, and more economic than precipitation, is certainly a challenge in CA bioproduction. Large volumes of by...

    journal_title:Bioresource technology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2020.124426

    authors: Mores S,Vandenberghe LPS,Magalhães Júnior AI,de Carvalho JC,de Mello AFM,Pandey A,Soccol CR

    更新日期:2021-01-01 00:00:00

  • New coculture system of Clostridium spp. and Megasphaera hexanoica using submerged hollow-fiber membrane bioreactors for caproic acid production.

    abstract::In this study, a coculture bioprocess was developed with Clostridium strains producing butyric acid and Megasphaera hexanoica producing caproic acid from the butyric acid. The two bacterial strains were each cultivated in two submerged hollow-fiber membrane bioreactors (s-HF/MBRs), separately. Each fermentation broth ...

    journal_title:Bioresource technology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2018.09.033

    authors: Kim H,Jeon BS,Pandey A,Sang BI

    更新日期:2018-12-01 00:00:00

  • Intermediate pyrolysis of agro-industrial biomasses in bench-scale pyrolyser: Product yields and its characterization.

    abstract::Pyrolysis of woody biomass, agro-residues and seed was carried out at 500 ± 10 °C in a fixed bed pyrolyser. Bio-oil yield was found varying from 20.5% to 47.5%, whereas the biochar and pyrolysis gas ranged from 27.5% to 40% and 24.5% to 40.5%, respectively. Pyrolysis gas was measured for flame temperature along with C...

    journal_title:Bioresource technology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2015.02.006

    authors: Tinwala F,Mohanty P,Parmar S,Patel A,Pant KK

    更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00

  • Reducing non-productive adsorption of cellulase and enhancing enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocelluloses by noncovalent modification of lignin with lignosulfonate.

    abstract::Four fractions of one commercial sodium lignosulfonate (SXP) with different molecular weight (MW) and anionic polymers were studied to reduce non-productive adsorption of cellulase on bound lignin in a lignocellulosic substrate. SXP with higher MW had stronger blocking effect on non-productive adsorption of a commerci...

    journal_title:Bioresource technology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2013.07.115

    authors: Lou H,Wang M,Lai H,Lin X,Zhou M,Yang D,Qiu X

    更新日期:2013-10-01 00:00:00

  • Sustainable valorization of sugar industry waste: Status, opportunities, and challenges.

    abstract::Sugarcane processing in sugar industry results in generation of vast amounts of wastes, which can be valorized to biofuels and value-added chemicals based on the concept of circular bioeconomy. For successful commercialization, economic and technological bottlenecks must be clearly identified. In this review, the stat...

    journal_title:Bioresource technology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2020.122929

    authors: Meghana M,Shastri Y

    更新日期:2020-05-01 00:00:00

  • Substrate induced emergence of different active bacterial and archaeal assemblages during biomethane production.

    abstract::This study analyzed the composition of a methane-generating microbial community and the corresponding active members during the transformation of three target substrates (food waste, cellulose or xylan) by barcoded 454 pyrosequencing of the bacterial and archaeal 16S rRNA genes in the DNA and RNA. The number of operat...

    journal_title:Bioresource technology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2013.09.017

    authors: Lu X,Rao S,Shen Z,Lee PK

    更新日期:2013-11-01 00:00:00

  • Conceptual schematic for capture of biomethane released from hydroelectric power facilities.

    abstract::Though dam-related biomethane was identified in the 1960s, its capture has not been sufficiently discussed. Captured biomethane could be burned to produce energy, and the burning of biomethane turns the carbon in it into CO(2) that is far less potent as a greenhouse gas; this paper therefore aims to technically discus...

    journal_title:Bioresource technology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2007.10.030

    authors: Kikuchi R,Amaral PB

    更新日期:2008-09-01 00:00:00

  • Systematic strain construction and process development: Xylitol production by Saccharomyces cerevisiae expressing Candida tenuis xylose reductase in wild-type or mutant form.

    abstract::A novel Saccharomyces cerevisiae whole-cell biocatalyst for xylitol production based on Candida tenuis xylose reductase (CtXR) is presented. Six recombinant strains expressing wild-type CtXR or an NADH-specific mutant were constructed and evaluated regarding effects of expression mode, promoter strength, biocatalyst c...

    journal_title:Bioresource technology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2015.09.046

    authors: Pratter SM,Eixelsberger T,Nidetzky B

    更新日期:2015-12-01 00:00:00

  • Minimizing asynchronism to improve the performances of anaerobic co-digestion of food waste and corn stover.

    abstract::To investigate the existence of the asynchronism during the anaerobic co-digestion of different substrates, two typical substrates of food waste and corn stover were anaerobically digested with altering organic loadings (OL). The results indicated that the biodegradability of food waste and corn stover was calculated ...

    journal_title:Bioresource technology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2014.04.074

    authors: Zhou Q,Shen F,Yuan H,Zou D,Liu Y,Zhu B,Jaffu M,Chufo A,Li X

    更新日期:2014-08-01 00:00:00

  • Sorption of Cr(III) onto chelating b-DAEG-sporopollenin and CEP-sporopollenin resins.

    abstract::In the present study, the removal of Cr(III) from aqueous solution was studied using a new chelate-resins (b-DAEG-sporopollenin and CEP-sporopollenin). Mechanisms including ion exchange, complexation and adsorption to the surface are possible in the sorption process. Adsorption analysis results obtained at various con...

    journal_title:Bioresource technology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2006.02.043

    authors: Gode F,Pehlivan E

    更新日期:2007-03-01 00:00:00

  • Waste-derived biochar: Applications and future perspective in microbial fuel cells.

    abstract::Application of microbial fuel cell (MFC) is coming to the forefront as a dual-purpose system for wastewater treatment and energy recovery. Future research should emphasize on developing low-cost field-scale MFCs for removal of organic matter, nutrients, xenobiotic and recalcitrant compounds from wastewaters and poweri...

    journal_title:Bioresource technology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123587

    authors: Chakraborty I,Sathe SM,Dubey BK,Ghangrekar MM

    更新日期:2020-09-01 00:00:00

  • Real-time monitoring of biofoulants in a membrane bioreactor during saline wastewater treatment for anti-fouling strategies.

    abstract::This work presents a novel, fast and simple monitoring-responding method at the very early stages of membrane bio-fouling in a membrane bioreactor (MBR) during saline wastewater treatment. The impacts of multiple environmental shocks on membrane fouling were studied. The transmembrane pressure exceeded the critical fo...

    journal_title:Bioresource technology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2016.11.021

    authors: Tan S,Hou Y,Cui C,Chen X,Li W

    更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00

  • Simulation of tagasaste pulping using soda-anthraquinone.

    abstract::In this work, published experimental result data of the pulping of tagasaste (Chamaecytisus proliferus L.F.) with soda and anthraquinone (AQ) have been used to develop a model using a neural network. The paper presents the development of a model with a neural network to predict the effects that the operational variabl...

    journal_title:Bioresource technology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2007.12.052

    authors: Labidi J,Tejado A,García A,Jiménez L

    更新日期:2008-10-01 00:00:00

  • Acclimatization contributes to stable anaerobic digestion of organic fraction of municipal solid waste under extreme ammonia levels: Focusing on microbial community dynamics.

    abstract::The organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) is an abundant and sustainable substrate for the anaerobic digestion (AD) process, yet ammonia released during OFMSW hydrolysis could result in suboptimal biogas production. Acclimatized ammonia tolerant microorganisms offer an efficient way to alleviate ammonia in...

    journal_title:Bioresource technology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2019.121376

    authors: Yan M,Fotidis IA,Tian H,Khoshnevisan B,Treu L,Tsapekos P,Angelidaki I

    更新日期:2019-08-01 00:00:00

  • Production of algal biomass (Chlorella vulgaris) using sediment microbial fuel cells.

    abstract::In this study, a novel algal biomass production method using a sediment microbial fuel cell (SMFC) system was assessed. Under the experimental conditions, CO(2) generation from the SMFC and its rate of increase were found to be dependent on the current generated from the SMFC. However, the CH(4) production rate from t...

    journal_title:Bioresource technology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2011.06.039

    authors: Jeon HJ,Seo KW,Lee SH,Yang YH,Kumaran RS,Kim S,Hong SW,Choi YS,Kim HJ

    更新日期:2012-04-01 00:00:00

  • Employing Microbial Electrochemical Technology-driven electro-Fenton oxidation for the removal of recalcitrant organics from sanitary landfill leachate.

    abstract::The feasibility of employing Microbial Electrochemical Technology (MET)-driven electro-Fenton oxidation was evaluated as a post-treatment of an anammox system treating sanitary landfill leachate. Two different MET configuration systems were operated using effluent from partial nitrification-anammox reactor treating ma...

    journal_title:Bioresource technology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2017.07.042

    authors: Hassan M,Pous N,Xie B,Colprim J,Balaguer MD,Puig S

    更新日期:2017-11-01 00:00:00

  • Combined effect of alkali pretreatment and sodium chloride addition on the olive fermentation process.

    abstract::Green olives of the Tunisian variety "Meski" were treated according to a Spanish-style green olive preservation process by using an alkaline treatment (1.5, 2 and 2.5% (w/v) NaOH) to eliminate bitterness, combined with different brine concentrations (6, 9 and 12% (w/v) NaCl). A spontaneous fermentation by the environm...

    journal_title:Bioresource technology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2004.10.005

    authors: Chammem N,Kachouri M,Mejri M,Peres C,Boudabous A,Hamdi M

    更新日期:2005-07-01 00:00:00

  • Life cycle assessment of flexibly fed biogas processes for an improved demand-oriented biogas supply.

    abstract::This paper analyses concepts to facilitate a demand oriented biogas supply at an agricultural biogas plant of a capacity of 500kWhel, operated with the co-digestion of maize, grass, rye silage and chicken manure. In contrast to previous studies, environmental impacts of flexible and the traditional baseload operation ...

    journal_title:Bioresource technology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2016.07.123

    authors: Ertem FC,Martínez-Blanco J,Finkbeiner M,Neubauer P,Junne S

    更新日期:2016-11-01 00:00:00

  • Biochar from Alternanthera philoxeroides could remove Pb(II) efficiently.

    abstract::A novel bio-adsorbent was successfully synthesized by pyrolyzing Alternanthera philoxeroides (AP), one of the most widely used hydrophytes for eutrophic lake ecological restoration under O2-limited condition at 600 °C. Compared with commercially active carbon (AC), the initial solution pH had a weak effect on the adso...

    journal_title:Bioresource technology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2014.08.015

    authors: Yang Y,Wei Z,Zhang X,Chen X,Yue D,Yin Q,Xiao L,Yang L

    更新日期:2014-11-01 00:00:00

  • Distribution patterns of nitrogen micro-cycle functional genes and their quantitative coupling relationships with nitrogen transformation rates in a biotrickling filter.

    abstract::The present study explored the distribution patterns of nitrogen micro-cycle genes and the underlying mechanisms responsible for nitrogen transformation at the molecular level (genes) in a biotrickling filter (biofilter). The biofilter achieved high removal efficiencies for ammonium (NH4(+)-N) (80-94%), whereas nitrat...

    journal_title:Bioresource technology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2016.02.119

    authors: Wang H,Ji G,Bai X

    更新日期:2016-06-01 00:00:00

  • Hydrothermal synthesis of magnetic sludge biochar for tetracycline and ciprofloxacin adsorptive removal.

    abstract::In this study, biochar derived from municipal sludge was activated by zinc chloride, which was first time used as the precursor for hydrothermal synthesis of magnetic sludge biochar (Fe/Zn-SBC) for tetracycline (TC) and ciprofloxacin (CIP) removal. The maximum adsorption capacity of Fe/Zn-SBC for TC and CIP were 145 m...

    journal_title:Bioresource technology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2020.124199

    authors: Ma Y,Li M,Li P,Yang L,Wu L,Gao F,Qi X,Zhang Z

    更新日期:2021-01-01 00:00:00

  • Effects of substrate concentration on methane potential and degradation kinetics in batch anaerobic digestion.

    abstract::In this study, two experiments were conducted to evaluate the impact of substrate concentrations on methane potential and degradation kinetics of substrate. The biochemical methane potential (BMP) tests in Experiment I were performed at a constant inoculum to substrate ratio (ISR), whereas, different ISRs were applied...

    journal_title:Bioresource technology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2015.07.034

    authors: Wang B,Strömberg S,Li C,Nges IA,Nistor M,Deng L,Liu J

    更新日期:2015-10-01 00:00:00

  • Assessing the efficiency of urban waste biocomposting by analytical pyrolysis (Py-GC/MS).

    abstract::Analytical pyrolysis (Py-GC/MS) was used to study complex composting processes. The technique was first validated for reproducibility and finally applied to assess the efficiency of a microbial bio-accelerator product (CBB) in composting organic residues with different composition. Fresh lignocellulosic and urban wast...

    journal_title:Bioresource technology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2008.06.067

    authors: González-Vila FJ,González-Pérez JA,Akdi K,Gómis MD,Pérez-Barrera F,Verdejo T

    更新日期:2009-02-01 00:00:00