Biorefinery Design from an Earth Systems Perspective

Damon Honnery, Gil Garnier, Patrick Moriarty

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Abstract

A biorenery (BRF) uses biomass as a feedstock or a raw material to produce multiple products, much like a petroleum renery. Because biomass has various components such as lignin, cellulose, and hemicellulose, BRF products can include various bers, fuels, chemicals, and plastics that are today often produced from petroleum (Ragauskas et al. 2006). Advantages of the BRF concept over more conventional uses of biomass include greater utilization of the entire biomass feedstock, greater product income, and less waste generated. Wider advantages claimed include greater energy security because of replacement of fossil fuels, lower greenhouse-gas emissions, economic and social benets to primary producers, and even the creation of a new industry.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIntegrated Biorefineries: Design, Analysis, and Optimization
Subtitle of host publicationDesign, Analysis, and Optimization
EditorsPaul R Stuart, Mahmoud El-Halwagi
Place of PublicationUSA
PublisherCRC Press
Pages773 - 794
Number of pages22
Edition1st
ISBN (Electronic)9781439803479
ISBN (Print)9781439803462
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

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