Techno-economic assessment of a Synechocystis based biorefinery through process optimization

Techno-economic assessment of a Synechocystis based biorefinery through process optimization

Similar to oil, biological origin feedstock can be converted into a number of products allowing to recover the maximum value from the raw biological material, within what is nowadays called a biorefinery. Among other biological materials, microalgae are a very interesting biomass due to the high eco...

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Main Authors: A. Ferreira da Silva, C. Brazinha, L. Costa, N.S. Caetano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-02-01
Series:Energy Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484719305001
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spelling doaj-bafbfcc615ee4ad5bded8e3c5b256a852020-11-25T02:29:31ZengElsevierEnergy Reports2352-48472020-02-016509514Techno-economic assessment of a Synechocystis based biorefinery through process optimizationA. Ferreira da Silva0C. Brazinha1L. Costa2N.S. Caetano3LEPABE, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal; A4F — Algae for Future, Lisbon, Portugal; Corresponding author at: LEPABE, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal.LAQV-REQUIMTE, Chemistry Department, FCT, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, PortugalA4F — Algae for Future, Lisbon, PortugalLEPABE, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal; School of Engineering (ISEP), Polytechnic of Porto (P. Porto), PortugalSimilar to oil, biological origin feedstock can be converted into a number of products allowing to recover the maximum value from the raw biological material, within what is nowadays called a biorefinery. Among other biological materials, microalgae are a very interesting biomass due to the high economic value of certain cellular components, such as carotenoids and polyunsaturated fatty acids. In this project, a genetically modified cyanobacteria, that produces ethanol as an extracellular product, was used as the basis of this study. In order to assess the optimal configuration of the biorefinery, different scenarios were designed, each one with different sequences of unit operations, equipment and products. With the design stage completed, an economic analysis was performed to choose the 2 scenarios with the best economic performance. Keywords: LCA, Microalgae biorefinery, Process optimization, Sustainability evaluationhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484719305001
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author A. Ferreira da Silva
C. Brazinha
L. Costa
N.S. Caetano
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C. Brazinha
L. Costa
N.S. Caetano
Techno-economic assessment of a Synechocystis based biorefinery through process optimization
Energy Reports
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title Techno-economic assessment of a Synechocystis based biorefinery through process optimization
title_short Techno-economic assessment of a Synechocystis based biorefinery through process optimization
title_full Techno-economic assessment of a Synechocystis based biorefinery through process optimization
title_fullStr Techno-economic assessment of a Synechocystis based biorefinery through process optimization
title_full_unstemmed Techno-economic assessment of a Synechocystis based biorefinery through process optimization
title_sort techno-economic assessment of a synechocystis based biorefinery through process optimization
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publishDate 2020-02-01
description Similar to oil, biological origin feedstock can be converted into a number of products allowing to recover the maximum value from the raw biological material, within what is nowadays called a biorefinery. Among other biological materials, microalgae are a very interesting biomass due to the high economic value of certain cellular components, such as carotenoids and polyunsaturated fatty acids. In this project, a genetically modified cyanobacteria, that produces ethanol as an extracellular product, was used as the basis of this study. In order to assess the optimal configuration of the biorefinery, different scenarios were designed, each one with different sequences of unit operations, equipment and products. With the design stage completed, an economic analysis was performed to choose the 2 scenarios with the best economic performance. Keywords: LCA, Microalgae biorefinery, Process optimization, Sustainability evaluation
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