 Process integration and optimization for economical production of commodity chemicals from lignocellulosic biomassBomin Choe, Shinje Lee and Wangyun Won Renewable Energy, 2020, vol. 162, issue C, 242-248 Abstract: We propose an integrated strategy for the production of vital platform chemicals, levoglucosenone (LGO) and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), used to produce a high-value chemical, 1,6-hexandiol, from lignocellulosic biomass. In such processes of producing essential chemicals from biomass, cellulose loading in the solvent has a significant impact on production yield and, consequently, the economics of the process. In this study, we compare four different loadings of 1, 3, 5, and 10 wt% to suggest the optimal cellulose loading in tetrahydrofuran. The integrated process is economically optimal at a cellulose loading of 5 wt%. The minimum selling price (MSP) of the LGO and HMF mixture is estimated to be $2387/ton, which is competitive compared with the previously reported MSP of $2920/ton (He et al. Green Chemistry,19, 3642–3653, 2017), at the optimal loading of 5 wt%. Keywords: Lignocellulose; Platform chemicals; Process design; Process economics; Optimization; Optimal operation (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:renene:v:162:y:2020:i:c:p:242-248 DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2020.07.111 Access Statistics for this article Renewable Energy is currently edited by Soteris A. Kalogirou and Paul Christodoulides More articles in Renewable Energy from Elsevier |
Is your work missing from RePEc? Here is how to contribute.
Questions or problems? Check the EconPapers FAQ or send mail to .
EconPapers is hosted by the
School of Business at Örebro University.