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Feasibility of an Adaptable Biorefinery Platform: Addressing the Delivery Scale Dilemma under Drought Risk
Farmer, Michael C.; Benson, Aaron; Liu, Xiaolan; … - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 46 (2014) 01
Conversion of biomass to electricity is often not economically feasible as a result of large transportation costs and … low output prices. We build a model of an adaptable biorefinery situated at an agri-processing facility that already has … biomass on-site and consider the optimal scale of the plant to achieve a price premium by selling peaking power given …
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Volkswirtschaftliche Bedeutung der biobasierten Wirtschaft in Deutschland
Efken, Josef; Banse, Martin; Rothe, Andrea; Dieter, Matthias - Bundesforschungsinstitut für Lädliche Räume, Wald … - 2012
Das Thünen-Institut wurde vom Bundesministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz (BMELV) gebeten, die volkswirtschaftliche Bedeutung der biobasierten Wirtschaft in Deutschland zu kalkulieren. Grundlage bildet die vom Bioökonomierat der Bundesregierung aufgestellte...
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Opportunities, recent trends and challenges of integrated biorefinery: Part I
Maity, Sunil K. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 43 (2015) C, pp. 1427-1445
Sustainable production of energy, fuels, organic chemicals and polymers from biomass in an integrated biorefinery is … and municipal wastes. The article further elucidates the chemistry of various types of biomass used in the biorefinery …. The biorefinery was classified into three broad categories based on the chemistry of biomass: triglyceride, sugar and …
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Exergy analysis of synthetic biofuel production via fast pyrolysis and hydroupgrading
Peters, Jens F.; Petrakopoulou, Fontina; Dufour, Javier - In: Energy 79 (2015) C, pp. 325-336
This paper presents the first assessment of the exergetic performance of a biorefinery process based on catalytic … hydroupgrading of bio-oil from fast pyrolysis. Lignocellulosic biomass is converted into bio-oil through fast pyrolysis, which is … then upgraded to synthetic fuels in a catalytic hydrotreating process. The biorefinery process is simulated numerically …
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Biomass to liquid: A prospective challenge to research and development in 21st century
Swain, Pravat K.; Das, L.M.; Naik, S.N. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 15 (2011) 9, pp. 4917-4933
The biomass to liquid refineries need to build on the need for sustainable chemical products through modern and proven … review focuses on cost effective technologies and the processes to convert biomass into useful liquid biofuels and … bioproducts. One of the most promising options to produce transportation fuels from biomass is the so-called biomass to …
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Dual role of microalgae: Phycoremediation of domestic wastewater and biomass production for sustainable biofuels production
Rawat, I.; Ranjith Kumar, R.; Mutanda, T.; Bux, F. - In: Applied Energy 88 (2011) 10, pp. 3411-3424
application of microalgae for phycoremediation and biomass production for sustainable biofuels production is a feasible option … wastewater treatment using HRAPs and microalgal biomass production techniques using wastewater streams. The biomass harvesting … transesterification of the lipids and other biofuels such as biomethane and bioethanol which are described using the biorefinery approach. …
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Bio-char refineries: an accessible approach for the development of biomass-based industry
Stamatov, Venelin; Rocha, Jose Dilcio - In: International Journal of Global Energy Issues 27 (2007) 2, pp. 217-230
, activated carbon, liquid fuel and variety of chemicals presents a possible approach for the development of biomass …
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Bio-char refineries: an accessible approach for the development of biomass-based industry
Stamatov, Venelin; Rocha, Jose Dilcio - In: International Journal of Global Energy Issues 27 (2007) 2, pp. 217-230
, activated carbon, liquid fuel and variety of chemicals presents a possible approach for the development of biomass …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008539066
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Production and characterisation of bio-oil from biomass fast pyrolysis in a fluidised bed reactor
Ronghou, Liu; Hua, Wang; Tianshu, Li; Chunmei, Zhang; … - In: International Journal of Global Energy Issues 28 (2007) 4, pp. 347-356
Biomass fast pyrolyis in a fluidised bed reactor was carried out. Results showed that the highest bio-oil yield (62 ….39 wt%) was obtained from sawdust at 500?C. Bio-oil yield was influenced by biomass pyrolysis temperature from 450?C to 550 …
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Biofuels—Breaking the Myth of ‘Indestructible Energy’?
Shunmugam, V. - In: Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research 3 (2009) 2, pp. 173-189
With the pervasive use of oil-based energy in the global economy, even the slightest movement in the price of crude oil reverberates across all economies and businesses. This paper attempts to gauge the importance of the thrust on renewable energy against the backdrop of the perils of untamed...
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