Techno-Economic and Environmental Assessment of Biomass Gasification and Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis Integrated to Sugarcane Biorefineries
Large-scale deployment of both biochemical and thermochemical routes for advanced biofuels production is seen as a key climate change mitigation option. This study addresses techno-economic and environmental aspects of advanced liquid biofuels production alternatives via biomass gasification and Fis...
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| author | Jéssica Marcon Bressanin Bruno Colling Klein Mateus Ferreira Chagas Marcos Djun Barbosa Watanabe Isabelle Lobo de Mesquita Sampaio Antonio Bonomi Edvaldo Rodrigo de Morais Otávio Cavalett |
| author_facet | Jéssica Marcon Bressanin Bruno Colling Klein Mateus Ferreira Chagas Marcos Djun Barbosa Watanabe Isabelle Lobo de Mesquita Sampaio Antonio Bonomi Edvaldo Rodrigo de Morais Otávio Cavalett |
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| description | Large-scale deployment of both biochemical and thermochemical routes for advanced biofuels production is seen as a key climate change mitigation option. This study addresses techno-economic and environmental aspects of advanced liquid biofuels production alternatives via biomass gasification and Fischer–Tropsch synthesis integrated to a typical sugarcane distillery. The thermochemical route comprises the conversion of the residual lignocellulosic fraction of conventional sugarcane (bagasse and straw), together with eucalyptus and energy-cane as emerging lignocellulosic biomass options. This work promotes an integrated framework to simulate the mass and energy balances of process alternatives and incorporates techno-economic analyses and sustainability assessment methods based on a life-cycle perspective. Results show that integrated biorefineries provide greenhouse gas emission reduction between 85–95% compared to the fossil equivalent, higher than that expected from a typical sugarcane biorefinery. When considering avoided emissions by cultivated area, biorefinery scenarios processing energy-cane are favored, however at lower economic performance. Thermochemical processes may take advantage of the integration with the typical sugarcane mills and novel biofuels policies (e.g., RenovaBio) to mitigate some of the risks linked to the implementation of new biofuel technologies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ffad1651082c4b8da75b5ef898a0a7dd2023-11-20T12:31:04ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732020-09-011317457610.3390/en13174576Techno-Economic and Environmental Assessment of Biomass Gasification and Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis Integrated to Sugarcane BiorefineriesJéssica Marcon Bressanin0Bruno Colling Klein1Mateus Ferreira Chagas2Marcos Djun Barbosa Watanabe3Isabelle Lobo de Mesquita Sampaio4Antonio Bonomi5Edvaldo Rodrigo de Morais6Otávio Cavalett7School of Food Engineering (FEA), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), 13083-862 Campinas, Sao Paulo, BrazilBrazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory (LNBR), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), 13083-970 Campinas, Sao Paulo, BrazilBrazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory (LNBR), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), 13083-970 Campinas, Sao Paulo, BrazilSchool of Food Engineering (FEA), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), 13083-862 Campinas, Sao Paulo, BrazilSchool of Food Engineering (FEA), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), 13083-862 Campinas, Sao Paulo, BrazilBrazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory (LNBR), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), 13083-970 Campinas, Sao Paulo, BrazilSchool of Food Engineering (FEA), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), 13083-862 Campinas, Sao Paulo, BrazilSchool of Food Engineering (FEA), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), 13083-862 Campinas, Sao Paulo, BrazilLarge-scale deployment of both biochemical and thermochemical routes for advanced biofuels production is seen as a key climate change mitigation option. This study addresses techno-economic and environmental aspects of advanced liquid biofuels production alternatives via biomass gasification and Fischer–Tropsch synthesis integrated to a typical sugarcane distillery. The thermochemical route comprises the conversion of the residual lignocellulosic fraction of conventional sugarcane (bagasse and straw), together with eucalyptus and energy-cane as emerging lignocellulosic biomass options. This work promotes an integrated framework to simulate the mass and energy balances of process alternatives and incorporates techno-economic analyses and sustainability assessment methods based on a life-cycle perspective. Results show that integrated biorefineries provide greenhouse gas emission reduction between 85–95% compared to the fossil equivalent, higher than that expected from a typical sugarcane biorefinery. When considering avoided emissions by cultivated area, biorefinery scenarios processing energy-cane are favored, however at lower economic performance. Thermochemical processes may take advantage of the integration with the typical sugarcane mills and novel biofuels policies (e.g., RenovaBio) to mitigate some of the risks linked to the implementation of new biofuel technologies.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/17/4576validation biorefineryLife Cycle Assessmenttechno-economic analysisthermochemical conversiongasificationFischer-Tropsch synthesis |
| spellingShingle | Jéssica Marcon Bressanin Bruno Colling Klein Mateus Ferreira Chagas Marcos Djun Barbosa Watanabe Isabelle Lobo de Mesquita Sampaio Antonio Bonomi Edvaldo Rodrigo de Morais Otávio Cavalett Techno-Economic and Environmental Assessment of Biomass Gasification and Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis Integrated to Sugarcane Biorefineries Energies validation biorefinery Life Cycle Assessment techno-economic analysis thermochemical conversion gasification Fischer-Tropsch synthesis |
| title | Techno-Economic and Environmental Assessment of Biomass Gasification and Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis Integrated to Sugarcane Biorefineries |
| title_full | Techno-Economic and Environmental Assessment of Biomass Gasification and Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis Integrated to Sugarcane Biorefineries |
| title_fullStr | Techno-Economic and Environmental Assessment of Biomass Gasification and Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis Integrated to Sugarcane Biorefineries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Techno-Economic and Environmental Assessment of Biomass Gasification and Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis Integrated to Sugarcane Biorefineries |
| title_short | Techno-Economic and Environmental Assessment of Biomass Gasification and Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis Integrated to Sugarcane Biorefineries |
| title_sort | techno economic and environmental assessment of biomass gasification and fischer tropsch synthesis integrated to sugarcane biorefineries |
| topic | validation biorefinery Life Cycle Assessment techno-economic analysis thermochemical conversion gasification Fischer-Tropsch synthesis |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/17/4576 |
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