Techno-economic assessment of a wood-based biorefinery concept for the production of polymer-grade ethylene, organosolv lignin and fuel
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Lignocellulose biorefineries are distinguished by an explicitly integrative, multi-functional concept that transforms biomass into multiple products, using a variety of conversion and separation processes. This study focuses on the technical design and economic evaluation of a lignocellulose biorefinery, that converts 400,000tDM/a (≙250MW) of beech wood into chemicals and fuel. A model was simulated with Aspen Plus® including the process steps pre-treatment, enzymatic hydrolysis, alcoholic fermentation, dehydration and biogas generation and upgrading. Mass and energy balances showed that 61,600t/a polymer-grade ethylene, 58,520tDM/a organosolv lignin, 38,400t/a biomethane and 90,800tDM/a hydrolysis lignin can be produced with a total energy efficiency of 87.1%. A discounted cash flow analysis indicated that the heat integrated biorefinery concept is not yet profitable. However, the economic results are greatly sensitive regarding various assumptions, in particular in terms of the prices for beech wood, ethylene and organosolv lignin.
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The economic analysis of wood based biorefineries was found to be not profitable for production of ethylene (0.1 ton), biomethane (130 Nm3), hydrolysis lignin (0.45 ton), and organosolv lignin (0.16 ton) with an operating capacity of 400,000 tons of beech wood per day.
“The economic analysis of wood based biorefineries was found to be not profitable for the production of ethylene (0.1 ton), biomethane (130 Nm3), hydrolysis lignin (0.45 ton), and organosolv lignin (0.16 ton) with an operating capacity of 400,000 tons of beech wood per day [147].”
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If the selling price of ethylene is increased slightly, the biorefinery could be economical.
“However, if the selling price of ethylene is increased slightly, the biorefinery could be economical [147].”
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- Authors
- Nitzsche, R., Budzinski, M., & Gröngröft, A.
- Affiliations
- Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum (DE)
- Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Nitzsche, Roy
- Venue
- Bioresource Technology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2016-01
- Volume
- 200
- Pages
- 928-939
- ISSN
- 0960-8524 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2108814019
- Cited by
- 118
- References
- 32
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 20 · 2020: 13 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 17 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 1
- FWCI
- 4.81
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Bioresource Technology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- VBN Forskningsportal (Aalborg Universitet) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Biofuel production and bioconversion
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Lignin and Wood Chemistry
- Keywords
- lignocellulosic biorefinery, beech wood, polymer-grade ethylene, organosolv lignin, hydrolytic lignin, biomethane, biogas upgrading, enzymatic hydrolysis, alcoholic fermentation, heat integration, techno-economic analysis, discounted cash flow, energy efficiency, biomass conversion
- MeSH terms
- Biotechnology, Computer Simulation, Costs and Cost Analysis, Ethylenes, Hydrolysis, Lignin, Polymers, Thermodynamics, Wood, Biomass, Fagus, Biofuels
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