An integrated sustainability evaluation of high-octane gasoline production from lignocellulosic biomass
Abstract
Abstract A holistic sustainability analysis for early‐stage biofuel production processes plays a critical role in the improvement of the overall life‐cycle sustainability. Once a conceptual conversion process is developed, the next step is to evaluate its overall sustainability, preferably based on a process sustainability evaluation methodology using various indicators. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Gauging Reaction Effectiveness for the Environmental Sustainability of Chemistries with a Multi‐objective Process Evaluator (GREENSCOPE) methodology evaluates processes in four areas: environment, energy, economics, and efficiency. The method develops relative sustainability scores for indicators that allow comparisons across various technologies. In this study, we implemented GREENSCOPE methodology for a sustainability performance assessment of NREL's conceptual design for the indirect liquefaction of biomass to high‐octane gasoline blendstock by evaluating a range of metrics beyond the typical minimum fuel selling price and greenhouse gas emissions considerations. We applied this methodology to assess the sustainability performance of this gate‐to‐gate conceptual design. One outcome of the sustainability evaluation is to allow researchers to identify process areas in need of sustainability improvement during biofuel production, and the challenges and opportunities for achieving the best possible sustainability targets. © 2019 Society of Chemical Industry and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
- Authors:
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[1]
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States). National Bioenergy Center
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Sustainable Transportation Office. Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1570185
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1567894
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/JA-5100-73269
Journal ID: ISSN 1932-104X
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308; DE‐AC36‐08GO28308
- 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; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; process sustainability; GREENSCOPE; biorefinery; biofuel; high-octane gasoline; life cycle assessment
Citation Formats
Tan, Eric C. D. An integrated sustainability evaluation of high-octane gasoline production from lignocellulosic biomass. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1002/bbb.2045.
Tan, Eric C. D. An integrated sustainability evaluation of high-octane gasoline production from lignocellulosic biomass. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/bbb.2045
Tan, Eric C. D. Mon .
"An integrated sustainability evaluation of high-octane gasoline production from lignocellulosic biomass". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/bbb.2045. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1570185.
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title = {An integrated sustainability evaluation of high-octane gasoline production from lignocellulosic biomass},
author = {Tan, Eric C. D.},
abstractNote = {Abstract A holistic sustainability analysis for early‐stage biofuel production processes plays a critical role in the improvement of the overall life‐cycle sustainability. Once a conceptual conversion process is developed, the next step is to evaluate its overall sustainability, preferably based on a process sustainability evaluation methodology using various indicators. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Gauging Reaction Effectiveness for the Environmental Sustainability of Chemistries with a Multi‐objective Process Evaluator (GREENSCOPE) methodology evaluates processes in four areas: environment, energy, economics, and efficiency. The method develops relative sustainability scores for indicators that allow comparisons across various technologies. In this study, we implemented GREENSCOPE methodology for a sustainability performance assessment of NREL's conceptual design for the indirect liquefaction of biomass to high‐octane gasoline blendstock by evaluating a range of metrics beyond the typical minimum fuel selling price and greenhouse gas emissions considerations. We applied this methodology to assess the sustainability performance of this gate‐to‐gate conceptual design. One outcome of the sustainability evaluation is to allow researchers to identify process areas in need of sustainability improvement during biofuel production, and the challenges and opportunities for achieving the best possible sustainability targets. © 2019 Society of Chemical Industry and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd},
doi = {10.1002/bbb.2045},
journal = {Biofuels, Bioproducts & Biorefining},
number = 6,
volume = 13,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Sep 30 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Mon Sep 30 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}
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