Overview
- Presents a concise framework to assess the technical and sustainability impacts of different sugarcane biorefinery alternatives
- Applies a virtual biorefinery or selected integrated framework to compare different technological and business scenarios to consider government (public policies) and business plans
- Evaluates different methods to measure the impact of sustainability to create a road map for the development of new biorefineries
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Green Energy and Technology (GREEN)
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Table of contents(9 chapters)
About this book
This book presents a concise framework for assessing technical and sustainability impacts of existing biorefineries and provides a possible road map for development of novel biorefineries. It offers a detailed, integrated approach to evaluate the entire biomass production chain, from the agricultural feedstock production and transportation, to the industrial conversion and commercialization & use of products. The Brazilian sugarcane biorefinery is used as a case study; however, the methods and concepts can be applied to almost any biomass alternative. Chapters explore the main issues regarding biorefinery assessment, including feedstock production and transportation modeling, biofuels and green chemistry products, as well as assessment of sustainability impacts. This book is a valuable source of information to researchers in bioenergy, green chemistry and sustainability fields. It also provides a useful framework for government agencies, investors and the energy industry to evaluate and predict the success of current and future biorefinery alternatives.
Editors and Affiliations
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Technology Laboratory, Brazilian Bioethanol Science and, São Paulo, Brazil
Antonio Bonomi, Otavio Cavalett
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University of Campinas, Campinas, Institute of Economics, São Paulo, Brazil
Marcelo Pereira da Cunha
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University of Campinas, Campinas, Institute of Physics Gleb Wataghin, São Paulo, Brazil
Marco A. P. Lima
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Virtual Biorefinery
Book Subtitle: An Optimization Strategy for Renewable Carbon Valorization
Editors: Antonio Bonomi, Otavio Cavalett, Marcelo Pereira da Cunha, Marco A. P. Lima
Series Title: Green Energy and Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26045-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-26043-3Published: 16 December 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-79881-3Published: 28 March 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-26045-7Published: 09 December 2015
Series ISSN: 1865-3529
Series E-ISSN: 1865-3537
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XL, 285
Number of Illustrations: 83 b/w illustrations
Topics: Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture), Renewable and Green Energy, Renewable and Green Energy