Case study for a palm biomass biorefinery utilizing renewable non-food sugars from oil palm frond for the production of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) bioplastic

JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

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Zahari, Mior Ahmad Khushairi Mohd^1,2  Ariffin, Hidayah^3,4  Mokhtar, Mohd Noriznan¹  Salihon, Jailani⁵  Shirai, Yoshihito⁶  Hassan, Mohd Ali^1,3 

[1] Univ Putra Malaysia, Dept Proc & Food Engn, Fac Engn, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia

[2] Univ Malaysia Pahang, Fac Chem & Nat Resources Engn, Kuantan 26300, Pahang, Malaysia

[3] Univ Putra Malaysia, Fac Biotechnol & Biomol Sci, Dept Bioproc Technol, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia

[4] Univ Putra Malaysia, Lab Biopolymer & Derivat, Inst Trop Forestry & Forest Prod INTROP, Upm Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia

[5] Univ Teknol Mara, Fac Chem Engn, Shah Alam 40450, Selangor, Malaysia

[6] Kyushu Inst Technol, Grad Sch Life Sci & Syst Engn, Dept Biol Funct & Engn, Wakamatsu Ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 8080196, Japan

关键词: Biorefinery;    Oil palm frond;    Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate);    Renewable sugars;    Oil palm biomass;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.10.010

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

In this paper, we assess the economic viability of renewable non-food sugars from oil palm frond (OPF) as fermentation feedstock for the production of the bioplastic, poly(3-hydroxybutyrate), P(3HB) within an integrated palm biomass biorefinery. The production cost of P(3HB) is estimated based on 9900 t/y of the potential amount of renewable sugars that can be produced from OPF in a typical palm oil mill in Malaysia. Based on the case study, approximately 99,780 tly of renewable sugars could be produced from 10 neighbouring palm oil mills, each with the capacity to process an average of 200,000 t/y of fresh fruit bunch (FFB). With 20,000 t/y of P(3HB) production, the specific production cost of P(3HB) using renewable sugars from OPF is estimated at $ 3.44/kg P(3HB), which is 41% lower compared with that produced from commercial glucose. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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