 Multi-objective optimization of cassava-based fuel ethanol used as an alternative automotive fuel in Guangxi, ChinaZhiyuan Hu, Piqiang Tan and Gengqiang Pu Applied Energy, 2006, vol. 83, issue 8, pages 819-840 Abstract: Multi-objective optimization of net energy, external costs of environment pollutant-emissions, and cost of using cassava-based fuel ethanol as an alternative automotive fuel in Guangxi has been conducted based on its holistic life cycle, from feedstock production to fuel combustion. A new indicator, cost of net energy (CNE), linking net energy-yield, external cost of environment pollutant-emissions, and production cost (the lower the CNE reading, the better the total performance) of ethanol-gasoline blends, is proposed for carrying out multi-objective optimization. On the life-cycle basis, CNE of ethanol-gasoline blends is found to obtain its lowest value, i.e. 0.119Â RMB/MJ, when processing fuel during the ethanol conversion stage was natural gas and the ratio of ethanol blended with gasoline was 5%. From the standpoint of the CNE indicator, the most viable implement form of cassava-based fuel ethanol should be used as one of oxygenate additives. The recommended processing fuel during ethanol conversion stage should be natural gas. Keywords: Energy; Environment; Cost; Life; cycle; multi-objective; optimization; Cassava-based; ethanol; Guangxi; China (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: http://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:appene:v:83:y:2006:i:8:p:819-840 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from Access Statistics for this article Applied Energy is edited by J. Yan More articles in Applied Energy from Elsevier |
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