Biorefineries : Design and Analysis / by Carlos Ariel Cardona Alzate, Jonathan Moncada Botero and Valentina Aristizábal Marulanda.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1: The Biorefinery Concept -- 1.1 Biorefinery concept -- 1.2 General applications and conversion technologies -- 1.3 Current design approaches -- 1.4 Conclusions -- 1.5 References -- Chapter 2: Biorefinery feedstocks, platforms and products -- 2.1 Biomass feedstocks -- 2.2 Products -- 2.3 References -- Chapter 3: Biorefinery design strategy: From process synthesis to sustainable design -- 3.1 Hierarchy concept -- 3.2 Sequencing concept -- 3.3 Integration concept -- 3.4 Sustainability Framework -- 3.5 Small and high scale biorefineries -- 3.6 Conclusions -- 3.7 References -- Chapter 4: Techno-economic analysis of biorefineries -- --4.1 Modeling and Simulation -- 4.2 Problem definition. Selection of sequencing lines (Process pathways) Biorefining alternatives. Raw material integration. Mass integration. -- 4.3 Technology integration -- 4.4 Techno-economic indicators -- 4.5 Conclusions -- 4.6 References -- Chapter 5: Environmental Assessment of Biorefinery Systems -- 5.1 Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) -- 5.2 Potential Environmental Impact (PEI) -- 5.3 Water Footprint (WF) -- 5.4 Greenhouse gases (GHGs) -- 5.5 Conclusions -- 5.6 References -- Chapter 6: Social Analysis of biorefineries -- 6.1 Job generation -- 6.2 Food supply -- 6.3 Health -- 6.4 References -- Chapter 7: Development of biorefinery systems: From biofuel upgrading to multiproduct portfolios -- 7.1 Sugarcane -- 7.2 Corn -- 7.3 Oil palm -- 7.4 Lignocellulosic biomass -- 7.5 Tropical fruits -- 7.6 Microalgae -- 7.7 Influence of Logistics -- 7.8 Conclusions -- 7.9 References -- Chapter 8: Sustainability Assessment of biorefineries based on indices -- 8.1 Biorefinery complexity index (BCI) -- 8.2 Economic biorefinery indices -- 8.3 Case studies -- 8.4 Conclusions -- 8.5 References -- Chapter 9: Key Challenges for Future Development of Biorefineries -- 9.1 Refineries vs Biorefineries -- 9.2 Coffee Cut-Stems biorefinery -- 9.3 Pinus patula biorefinery -- 9.4 Glycerol biorefiner -- 9.5 Blackberry residues biorefinery -- 9.6 Avocado biorefinery -- 9.7 Oil palm biorefinery -- 9.8 Amazonian fruit biorefinery -- 9.9 Sugarcane biorefinery -- 9.10 Beta renewables biorefinery -- 9.11 Abengoa hugoton biorefinery -- 9.12 Conclusions -- 9.13 References -- Index

Aimed at presenting a systematic design of biorefineries, the book initiates with an overview about relevance and applications explained through origin of raw materials, transformation routes and products. Then, concepts as hierarchy, sequencing and integration are considered which helps in generating a sustainable and strategic design of biorefineries. Further, framework for biorefineries based on techno-economic, environmental and social aspects is analyzed with examples to show the applications. Finally, some mass, energy and economic indices are considered to assess the biorefinery sustainability and key challenges for future development of biorefineries.Key FeaturesPresents current state-of the-art of the biorefineries design and analyses for in depth understanding of biofuels and biomaterialsExplores conceptual design of processesConcepts discussed with strong engineering approach, including design strategies and techno-economic analysesIncludes bio-based materials, natural products and food products in the biorefinery conceptPresentation of structured method to calculate indices of performance of biorefineries.

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