TY - JOUR
T1 - Potential of bioethanol as a chemical building block for biorefineries
T2 - Preliminary sustainability assessment of 12 bioethanol-based products
AU - Posada, John A.
AU - Patel, Akshay D.
AU - Roes, Alexander
AU - Blok, Kornelis
AU - Faaij, André P.C.
AU - Patel, Martin K.
PY - 2013/1/1
Y1 - 2013/1/1
N2 - The aim of this study is to present and apply a quick screening method and to identify the most promising bioethanol derivatives using an early-stage sustainability assessment method that compares a bioethanol-based conversion route to its respective petrochemical counterpart. The method combines, by means of a multi-criteria approach, quantitative and qualitative proxy indicators describing economic, environmental, health and safety and operational aspects. Of twelve derivatives considered, five were categorized as favorable (diethyl ether, 1,3-butadiene, ethyl acetate, propylene and ethylene), two as promising (acetaldehyde and ethylene oxide) and five as unfavorable derivatives (acetic acid, n-butanol, isobutylene, hydrogen and acetone) for an integrated biorefinery concept.
AB - The aim of this study is to present and apply a quick screening method and to identify the most promising bioethanol derivatives using an early-stage sustainability assessment method that compares a bioethanol-based conversion route to its respective petrochemical counterpart. The method combines, by means of a multi-criteria approach, quantitative and qualitative proxy indicators describing economic, environmental, health and safety and operational aspects. Of twelve derivatives considered, five were categorized as favorable (diethyl ether, 1,3-butadiene, ethyl acetate, propylene and ethylene), two as promising (acetaldehyde and ethylene oxide) and five as unfavorable derivatives (acetic acid, n-butanol, isobutylene, hydrogen and acetone) for an integrated biorefinery concept.
KW - Bioethanol derivatives
KW - Biorefinery analysis
KW - Biorefinery systems
KW - Ethanol conversion
KW - Sustainability assessment
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84876479819&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.09.058
DO - 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.09.058
M3 - Article
C2 - 23069604
AN - SCOPUS:84876479819
SN - 0960-8524
VL - 135
SP - 490
EP - 499
JO - Bioresource Technology
JF - Bioresource Technology
ER -