Advanced Biofuels of the Future: Atom-Economical or Energy-Economical?

Fasahati, Peyman; Maravelias, Christos T.

doi:10.1016/j.joule.2018.09.007

Title: Advanced Biofuels of the Future: Atom-Economical or Energy-Economical?

Abstract

This study aims to identify the critical factors that must be considered in the selection of target biofuels and development of new conversion strategies. Specifically, a high-level carbon and energy analysis of two idealized representative biomass-to-fuel strategies is performed to identify critical trade-offs. The impact of process energy requirements and byproduct (electricity) production, as well as the impact of fuel quality are studied by extending the boundary of analysis to include the end-use of the produced fuel and electricity in the transportation sector. Results show that the energy required to run the biorefinery and the quality of the fuel play a key role.

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Publication Date:: 2018-10-01

Research Org.:: Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC), Madison, WI (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)

OSTI Identifier:: 1570771

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1506464

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0018409

Resource Type:: Published Article

Journal Name:: Joule

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Joule Journal Volume: 2 Journal Issue: 10; Journal ID: ISSN 2542-4351

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 09 BIOMASS FUELS; energy analysis, process systems engineering, catalytic conversion, biological conversion

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                    Fasahati, Peyman, and Maravelias, Christos T. Advanced Biofuels of the Future: Atom-Economical or Energy-Economical?.  United States: N. p., 2018. 
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                    Fasahati, Peyman, & Maravelias, Christos T. Advanced Biofuels of the Future: Atom-Economical or Energy-Economical?.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2018.09.007

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                    Fasahati, Peyman, and Maravelias, Christos T. Mon .  
"Advanced Biofuels of the Future: Atom-Economical or Energy-Economical?".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2018.09.007.

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  title        = {Advanced Biofuels of the Future: Atom-Economical or Energy-Economical?},

  author       = {Fasahati, Peyman and Maravelias, Christos T.},

  abstractNote = {This study aims to identify the critical factors that must be considered in the selection of target biofuels and development of new conversion strategies. Specifically, a high-level carbon and energy analysis of two idealized representative biomass-to-fuel strategies is performed to identify critical trade-offs. The impact of process energy requirements and byproduct (electricity) production, as well as the impact of fuel quality are studied by extending the boundary of analysis to include the end-use of the produced fuel and electricity in the transportation sector. Results show that the energy required to run the biorefinery and the quality of the fuel play a key role.},

  doi          = {10.1016/j.joule.2018.09.007},

  journal      = {Joule},

  number       = 10,

  volume       = 2,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2018},

  month        = {10}

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Figure 1: Material, molar, and carbon balance of the (A) biological conversion to ethanol (BCE) and (B) catalytic conversion to alkenes (CCA) strategies for conversion of one ton of dry corn stover.

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