Life cycle assessment of adipic acid production from lignin

Corona, Andrea; Biddy, Mary J.; Vardon, Derek R.; Birkved, Morten; Hauschild, Michael Z.; Beckham, Gregg T.

doi:10.1039/C8GC00868J

Life cycle assessment of adipic acid production from lignin

Journal Article · 01 January 2018 · Green Chemistry

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/C8GC00868J· OSTI ID:1470967

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Quantitative Sustainability Assessment; Department of Management Engineering; Technical University of Denmark; Lyngby; Denmark
National Bioenergy Center; National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Golden; USA

In this study, we performed a life cycle assessment (LCA) on an emerging lignin upgrading process, namely the production of biobased adipic acid.

Research Organization:: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Sustainable Transportation Office. Bioenergy Technologies Office

DOE Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 1470967

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA-2A00-72361; GRCHFJ

Journal Information:: Green Chemistry, Vol. 20, Issue 16; ISSN 1463-9262

Publisher:: Royal Society of Chemistry

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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