Integrated Biorefineries Design, Analysis, and Optimization

Integrated Biorefineries: Design, Analysis, and Optimization examines how to create a competitive edge in biorefinery innovation through integration into existing processes and infrastructure. Leading experts from around the world working in design, synthesis, and optimization of integrated biorefineries present the various aspects of this complex process, capturing the state of the art in the advancing bioeconomy. The book defines an integrated biorefinery as a processing facility that transforms biomass into value-added products—from biofuels and biochemicals to food and pharmaceuticals. The chapters cover biorefinery product and process design, supply chains, process analysis, feedstocks, technologies, and policy and environmental analysis. They focus on second-generation feedstocks, including forestry resources, energy crops, agricultural residues, oils, and various waste materials.With the growing interest in sustainability in general and in renewable resources in industrial facilities, biorefineries are likely to play increasingly significant roles and have greater economic, environmental, and societal impact. This book fills an information gap by presenting cutting-edge advances that can effectively guide engineers and decision makers in the synthesis, selection, design, analysis, and optimization of biorefineries.

Biorefinery Product and Process DesignProduct Portfolio Selection and Process Design for the Forest BiorefineryDieudonné R. Batsy, Charles C. Solvason, Norm E. Sammons, Virginie Chambost, David L. Bilhartz, II, Mario R. Eden, Mahmoud M. El-Halwagi, and Paul R. StuartSystematic Screening of Multiple Processing Paths in Biorefineries: The ABC (Assessing Biomass to Chemicals) Project and Its Potential to Build Process Synthesis CapabilitiesAntonis C. Kokossis, Aidong Yang, Marinella Tsakalova, and Ta-Chen LinTechnoeconomic Assessment and Risk Analysis of Biorefinery ProcessesEemeli Hytönen and Paul R. StuartTechnoeconomic Analysis of Cellulosic Ethanol Production from Hardwoods in a Repurposed Kraft MillTrevor H. Treasure, Hasan Jameel, Richard B. Phillips, Hou-min Chang, Yongcan Jin, and Bon Wook KooCost Integration Methodology and the Forest BiorefineryMilan Korbel and Paul R. StuartTechnoeconomic Analysis of a Lignocellulose-to-Hydrocarbons Process Using a Carboxylate PlatformViet Pham, Mark Holtzapple, and Mahmoud M. El-HalwagiBiorefinery Supply ChainsValue-Chain Management Considerations for the BiorefineryLouis Patrick Dansereau, Mahmoud El-Halwagi, and Paul R. StuartIntegrated Forest Biorefinery Supply Chain Network Design Using Mathematical Programming ApproachYan Feng, Sophie D’Amours, Luc LeBel, and Mustapha NourelfathForest Biorefinery Supply Chain Design and Process FlexibilityBehrang Mansoornejad and Paul R. Stuart Biorefinery Process AnalysisOptimal Synthesis of Sustainable BiorefineriesMariano Martín and Ignacio E. GrossmannMethodologies Developed and Applied in Process Integration Studies for the Swedish Kraft Pulp and Paper Industry: A ReviewMaryam Mahmoudkhani and Thore BerntssonDesign of a Lignocellulosic Feedstock Biorefinery Based on a Biochemical Processing Platform Using Process Integration Methodologies and Exergy AnalysisKarina Ojeda, Mahmoud M. El-Halwagi, and Vyacheslav KafarovAutomated Targeting for the Synthesis of an Integrated BiorefineryDouglas H. S. Tay and Denny K. S. NgSynthesis of Flexible Heat-Exchanger Networks for Multifeedstock Biodiesel Production ProcessesGrace Pokoo-Aikins and Mahmoud M. El-HalwagiBiorefinery FeedstocksA Literature Review of Biomass Feedstocks for a BiorefineryJosé Meléndez, Luc LeBel, and Paul R. StuartLignocellulosic Biomass: A Raw Material for the FutureAgustin Jaime Castro-Montoya and Arturo Jiménez-GutiérrezFood Waste as a Renewable Raw Material for the Development of Integrated Biorefineries: Current Status and Future PotentialAntonis C. Kokossis and Apostolis A. KoutinasBiorefinery TechnologiesThe Forest Biorefinery: Current State of the ArtTom Browne, Naceur Jemaa, Ibrahim Karidio, Talat Mahmood, Mike Paice, Mike Paleologou, Doug Singbeil, and Xiao ZhangThermochemical Conversion of Biomass to Liquid Fuels and ChemicalsW. J. Frederick, Jr.Enzyme Applications in the Forest-Based BiorefineryAlexey Vishtal and Andrzej KraslawskiBiochemical ConversionShijie Liu, Yang Wang, John P. Buyondo, Yuanzhen Wang, and Michael GarverSeparation of Hemicellulose by Hot-Water Extraction from Woody BiomassShijie Liu, Houfang Lu, Yichao Lei, Christopher D. Wood, Thomas E. Amidon, Bin Liang, Runcang Sun, Gary M. Scott, Daryl Nichol, and Al WardIntegrated Utilization of Algae Biomass in a Biorefinery Based on a Biochemical Processing PlatformEduardo Sánchez-Tuirán, Mahmoud M. El-Halwagi, and Vyacheslav KafarovBiorefinery Policy and Environmental AnalysisPolicy Options to Support BiorefiningWarren E. MabeeBiopower in the U.S. South: Barriers, Drivers, and Potential for ExpansionYoungsun Baek and Marilyn A. BrownBiorefinery Design from an Earth Systems PerspectiveDamon Honnery, Gil Garnier, and Patrick MoriartyLCA-Based Environmental Evaluation of Biorefinery ProjectsShabnam Sanaei, Matty Janssen, and Paul R. Stuart

Paul R. Stuart, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at École Polytechnique of the University of Montréal, where he is the holder of the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Environmental Design Engineering Chair. As an academic and consultant, Paul employs product and process design methodologies to develop business and technology plans for companies seeking to implement the biorefinery. Prior to joining academia, Paul held positions in leading consulting firms, working as a partner, company associate, as well as the director of process and environmental engineering. Paul is a Fellow of The Canadian Academy of Engineering, and a past president of the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering.Mahmoud El-Halwagi, Ph.D., is a professor and holder of the McFerrin Professorship at the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station. His main research interests involve process integration, biofuels and integrated biorefineries, and sustainable process design, operation, and optimization. Dr. El-Halwagi is the author/co-editor of seven books and monographs and more than 200 refereed papers and book chapters. He has served as a consultant in the biofuels, chemical, energy, petrochemical, petroleum, pharmaceutical, and metal finishing industries.