Biofuel supply chain design from Coffee Cut Stem under environmental analysis

Alexandra Duarte, William Sarache and Yasel Costa

Energy, 2016, vol. 100, issue C, 321-331

Abstract: The fossil fuel consumption is still a global concern that has received great deal of attention from Chemical Engineering and Operation Research fields. In this sense, this paper presents a SCND (Supply Chain Network Design) for second-generation biofuel production. For this aim, we proposed a mathematical model that includes, simultaneously, economic and environmental issues. The model feasibility has been tested in Colombia. In this case study, the bioethanol production from Coffee Cut Stem (Coffee-CS) is examined considering the three main echelons of the supply chain. Experimental results showed that Coffee-CS is a profitable and sustainable feedstock for biofuel production.

Keywords: Biofuel production; Supply chain optimization; Coffee Cut Stem; GHG emissions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2016.01.076

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