Developing Process Designs for Biorefineries—Definitions, Categories, and Unit Operations

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George Stephanopoulos¹  MetteHedegaard Thomsen²  Tanmay Chaturvedi²  AnaI. Torres³  JensEjbye Schmidt⁴ 

[1] Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA;Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, Niels Bohrvej 8, DK-6700 Esbjerg, Denmark;Facultad de Ingeniería, Instituto de Ingeniería Química, Universidad de la República, Julio Herrera y Reissig 565, Montevideo 11300, Uruguay;Institute of Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology and Environmental Technology, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M, Denmark;

关键词: biomass;    bio-products;    process design;    biorefinery;    lignocellulose;    proteins;    waste;    microalgae;   

DOI  :  10.3390/en13061493

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

In this review, we focus on the literature that described the various unit operations in a process design flowsheet of biorefineries. We begin by establishing the accepted definitions of a biorefinery, go on to describe how to categorize biorefineries, and finally review the literature on biorefinery process designs by listing the unit operation in each process design. Distinguishing biorefineries based on feedstock, the types of processing units, and the products emanating from the biorefinery are discussed.

【 授权许可】

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