How to make furfural and HMF production greener? Lessons from life cycle assessments
Ouwen He, Bailey A. Smith, Pascale Champagne, Philip G. Jessop, Hongbing Yu
Abstract
The environmental impacts of synthesizing HMF and furfural from biomass can best be reduced by process modifications guided by the results of life cycle assessments.
Topics & Concepts
FurfuralLife-cycle assessmentBiomass (ecology)Production (economics)Process (computing)Environmental sciencePulp and paper industryChemistryWaste managementProcess engineeringBusinessFood scienceBiorefineryEnvironmental impact assessmentRaw materialBiochemical engineeringLife cycle inventoryBiofuelProcess developmentBiofuel production and bioconversion