The role of ionic liquid pretreatment and recycling design in the sustainability of a biorefinery: a sugarcane to ethanol example
Felipe Augusto Ferrari, Guilherme Pessoa Nogueira, Telma Teixeira Franco, Marina O.S. Dias, Carla Kazue Nakao Cavaliero, Geert‐Jan Witkamp, Luuk A. M. van der Wielen, Marcus Bruno Soares Forte
Abstract
Ionic liquid-based pretreatment and recycling design influences the outcomes of a biorefinery. A techno-economic and life cycle assessment is presented.
Topics & Concepts
BiorefineryIonic liquidSustainabilityChemistryLife-cycle assessmentBiochemical engineeringPulp and paper industryEthanolProcess engineeringEnvironmental scienceBiofuelWaste managementEngineeringProduction (economics)Organic chemistryCatalysisEconomicsBiologyEcologyMacroeconomicsBiofuel production and bioconversionCatalysis for Biomass ConversionExtraction and Separation Processes