Exergy and CO 2 Analyses as Key Tools for the Evaluation of Bio-Ethanol Production

Qian Kang and Tianwei Tan
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Qian Kang: Key Lab of Bioprocess, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 100029 Beijing, China
Tianwei Tan: Key Lab of Bioprocess, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 100029 Beijing, China

Sustainability, 2016, vol. 8, issue 1, 1-11

Abstract: The background of bioethanol as an alternative to conventional fuels is analyzed with the aim of examining the efficiency of bioethanol production by first (sugar-based) and second (cellulose-based) generation processes. Energy integration is of paramount importance for a complete recovery of the processes’ exergy potential. Based upon literature data and our own findings, exergy analysis is shown to be an important tool in analyzing integrated ethanol production from an efficiency and cost perspective.

Keywords: exergy analysis; bio-ethanol; thermodynamic analysis; process integration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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