Regional techno-economic and life-cycle analysis of the pyrolysis-bioenergy-biochar platform for carbon-negative energy

Li, Wenqin; Dumortier, Jerome; Dokoohaki, Hamze; Miguez, Fernando E.; Brown, Robert C.; Laird, David; Wright, Mark M.

doi:10.1002/bbb.2043

Title: Regional techno-economic and life-cycle analysis of the pyrolysis-bioenergy-biochar platform for carbon-negative energy

Abstract

This study investigates the sensitivity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the minimum fuel selling price for a 2000 metric ton day^–1 integrated pyrolysis–bioenergy–biochar platform with respect to the biorefinery location and biomass types. The regional techno–economic and life–cycle analysis is evaluated in three US counties using representative crops: rice in Glenn County (California), corn in Hamilton County (Iowa), and peanuts in Jackson County (Florida). We evaluate the biochar selling price considering crop yield increases of 0.6%, 2.9%, and 10% after biochar application over 20 years in Glenn County, Hamilton County, and Jackson County, respectively. The biochar prices are calculated under low and high commodity prices to determine upper and lower bounds. Jackson County has the most economically beneficial scenario with an average minimum fuel selling price (MFSP) of 1.55 gal^–1 of biofuel produced whereas Hamilton County has the highest average MFSP of 3.82 gal^–1. The life–cycle analysis shows that woody biomass has a strong potential to produce carbon–negative energy compared to grass and straw. As a result, of the 304 cases scenarios considered for this platform, 64% could produce biofuel with negative GHG emissions, which would meet the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) target for cellulosic biofuels.

Authors:

^[1]; Dumortier, Jerome ^[2]; Dokoohaki, Hamze ^[3]; Miguez, Fernando E. ^[3]; Brown, Robert C. ^[4]; Laird, David ^[3];

^[4]

Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States). Computational Engineering Div.
Indiana Univ. Purdue Univ. Indianapolis, IN (United States). School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States). Dept. of Agronomy
Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States). Bioeconomy Inst. and Dept. of Mechanical Engineering

Publication Date:: Fri Aug 30 00:00:00 EDT 2019

Research Org.:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

OSTI Identifier:: 1575869

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1564420

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-771037
Journal ID: ISSN 1932-104X; 962497

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344; AC52‐07NA27344; LLNL‐JRNL‐771037

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Biofuels, Bioproducts & Biorefining

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 13; Journal Issue: 6; Journal ID: ISSN 1932-104X

Publisher:: Wiley

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 09 BIOMASS FUELS; fast pyrolysis; regional techno-economic analysis; life cycle analysis; carbon-negative energy

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                    Li, Wenqin, Dumortier, Jerome, Dokoohaki, Hamze, Miguez, Fernando E., Brown, Robert C., Laird, David, and Wright, Mark M. Regional techno-economic and life-cycle analysis of the pyrolysis-bioenergy-biochar platform for carbon-negative energy.  United States: N. p., 2019. 
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                    Li, Wenqin, Dumortier, Jerome, Dokoohaki, Hamze, Miguez, Fernando E., Brown, Robert C., Laird, David, & Wright, Mark M. Regional techno-economic and life-cycle analysis of the pyrolysis-bioenergy-biochar platform for carbon-negative energy.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1002/bbb.2043

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                    Li, Wenqin, Dumortier, Jerome, Dokoohaki, Hamze, Miguez, Fernando E., Brown, Robert C., Laird, David, and Wright, Mark M. Fri .  
"Regional techno-economic and life-cycle analysis of the pyrolysis-bioenergy-biochar platform for carbon-negative energy".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1002/bbb.2043.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1575869.

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@article{osti_1575869,

  title        = {Regional techno-economic and life-cycle analysis of the pyrolysis-bioenergy-biochar platform for carbon-negative energy},

  author       = {Li, Wenqin and Dumortier, Jerome and Dokoohaki, Hamze and Miguez, Fernando E. and Brown, Robert C. and Laird, David and Wright, Mark M.},

  abstractNote = {This study investigates the sensitivity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the minimum fuel selling price for a 2000 metric ton day–1 integrated pyrolysis–bioenergy–biochar platform with respect to the biorefinery location and biomass types. The regional techno–economic and life–cycle analysis is evaluated in three US counties using representative crops: rice in Glenn County (California), corn in Hamilton County (Iowa), and peanuts in Jackson County (Florida). We evaluate the biochar selling price considering crop yield increases of 0.6%, 2.9%, and 10% after biochar application over 20 years in Glenn County, Hamilton County, and Jackson County, respectively. The biochar prices are calculated under low and high commodity prices to determine upper and lower bounds. Jackson County has the most economically beneficial scenario with an average minimum fuel selling price (MFSP) of 1.55 gal–1 of biofuel produced whereas Hamilton County has the highest average MFSP of 3.82 gal–1. The life–cycle analysis shows that woody biomass has a strong potential to produce carbon–negative energy compared to grass and straw. As a result, of the 304 cases scenarios considered for this platform, 64% could produce biofuel with negative GHG emissions, which would meet the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) target for cellulosic biofuels.},

  doi          = {10.1002/bbb.2043},

  journal      = {Biofuels, Bioproducts & Biorefining},

  number       = 6,

  volume       = 13,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Fri Aug 30 00:00:00 EDT 2019},

  month        = {Fri Aug 30 00:00:00 EDT 2019}

}

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