Increasing the revenue from lignocellulosic biomass: Maximizing feedstock utilization
David Martin Alonso,Sikander H. Hakim,Shengfei Zhou,Shengfei Zhou,Wangyun Won,Wangyun Won,Omid Hosseinaei,Jingming Tao,Valerie Garcia-Negron,Ali Hussain Motagamwala,Ali Hussain Motagamwala,Max A. Mellmer,Max A. Mellmer,Kefeng Huang,Carl J. Houtman,Nicole Labbé,David P. Harper,Christos T. Maravelias,Christos T. Maravelias,Troy Runge,Troy Runge,James A. Dumesic,James A. Dumesic +22 more
TLDR
This work proposes a biomass conversion strategy that maximizes the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into high-value products that can be commercialized, providing the opportunity for successful translation to an economically viable commercial process.Abstract:
The production of renewable chemicals and biofuels must be cost- and performance- competitive with petroleum-derived equivalents to be widely accepted by markets and society We propose a biomass conversion strategy that maximizes the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass (up to 80% of the biomass to useful products) into high-value products that can be commercialized, providing the opportunity for successful translation to an economically viable commercial process Our fractionation method preserves the value of all three primary components: (i) cellulose, which is converted into dissolving pulp for fibers and chemicals production; (ii) hemicellulose, which is converted into furfural (a building block chemical); and (iii) lignin, which is converted into carbon products (carbon foam, fibers, or battery anodes), together producing revenues of more than $500 per dry metric ton of biomass Once de-risked, our technology can be extended to produce other renewable chemicals and biofuelsread more
Citations
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Insights on cellulose hydrolysis in the porous structure of biomass particles using the lattice Boltzmann method
TL;DR: In this article , a porous reaction transport model based on the lattice Boltzmann method was established to simulate the conversion of cellulose to levulinic acid, which was catalyzed by dilute acid.
Hard Carbon Anode Materials for Sodium-ion Batteries
TL;DR: In this article, an overview of the history of the development of the Lithium-Ionen-Batterie (LIBs) can be found, e.g., in the early 1970s.
Journal ArticleDOI
Acylation of phenols to phenolic esters with organic salts
Zhan Zhang,Ziwei Zhao,Mingyang Liu,Hui-Qiang Liu,Qian Li,Junfeng Xiang,Tianbin Wu,Buxing Han +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper , selective O-acylation of phenols with organic salts as acylating reagents is performed under room temperature in air, and the reagents are used as acyclic reagents.
Journal ArticleDOI
Transformation of tobacco biomass into value-added carbohydrate, aromatics, and biochar
Journal ArticleDOI
Enhanced production of sugars and UV-shielded lignin/PAN fiber mats from chemi-mechanical pulps.
Lei Wang,Xiaohan Li,Chenzhong Wan,KeSheng Zhang,Zhao Wu,Fen Hu,Ran Zhang,Xiaohua Fu,Hongbo Yu +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper , a mild and low-pollution biomass pretreatment method (CMP) was reported to efficiently regulate the lignin structure and exhibit efficient anti-ultraviolet properties.
References
More filters
Book
Elements of X-ray diffraction
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a chemical analysis of X-ray diffraction by Xray Spectrometry and phase-diagram Determination of single crystal structures and phase diagrams.
Journal ArticleDOI
The path forward for biofuels and biomaterials
Arthur J. Ragauskas,Charlotte K. Williams,Brian H. Davison,George J. P. Britovsek,John Cairney,Charles A. Eckert,William J. Frederick,Jason P. Hallett,David J. Leak,Charles L. Liotta,Jonathan R. Mielenz,Richard J. Murphy,Richard H. Templer,Timothy J. Tschaplinski +13 more
TL;DR: The integration of agroenergy crops and biorefinery manufacturing technologies offers the potential for the development of sustainable biopower and biomaterials that will lead to a new manufacturing paradigm.
Journal ArticleDOI
Catalytic conversion of biomass to biofuels
TL;DR: A review of catalytic strategies to produce bio-fuels from aqueous solutions of carbohydrates, which are isolated through biomass pretreatment and hydrolysis is presented in this paper.
Journal ArticleDOI
Valorization of Biomass: Deriving More Value from Waste
TL;DR: The opportunities for diverting existing residual biomass—the by-products of present agricultural and food-processing streams—to this end are highlighted.
ReportDOI
Process Design and Economics for Biochemical Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass to Ethanol: Dilute-Acid Pretreatment and Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Corn Stover
David Humbird,Ryan Davis,Ling Tao,Christopher Kinchin,David D. Hsu,Andy Aden,P. Schoen,J. Lukas,B. Olthof,M. Worley,D. Sexton,D. Dudgeon +11 more
TL;DR: The conceptual design presented in this paper reports ethanol production economics as determined by 2012 conversion targets and 'nth-plant' project costs and financing for the biorefinery described here, processing 2,205 dry ton/day at 76% theoretical ethanol yield.