Process design, techno-economic and environmental impact assessment of novel biorefineries for the sustainable production of bio-based and biodegradable products

Abstract

The restructuring of conventional industrial processes into sustainable entities is urgent given the limited fossil-resources and the continuously increasing environmental concerns. That transition towards a sustainable bio-based economy and the substitution of emission-intensive and non-renewable resources with renewable resources has resulted in numerous scientific studies evaluating the production of bio-based products. Sustainable production of chemicals and biopolymers should depend on renewable feedstock utilisation within novel biorefinery concepts.This PhD thesis presents novel research on sustainability assessment of biorefineries using various waste and by-product streams for the production of bio-based chemicals and polymers. A computational methodology, including process design, techno-economic evaluation, life cycle assessment, profitability risk assessment, social assessment and life cycle costing, was employed to evaluate alternative processes for the production of succi ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/53530
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/53530
ND
53530
Alternative title
Σχεδιασμός καινοτόμων βιοδιυλιστηρίων και ανάλυση οικονομικής και περιβαλλοντικής βιωσιμότητας για την παραγωγή βιογενών και βιοαποικοδομήσιμων προϊόντων
Author
Ioannidou, Sofia-Maria (Father's name: Spyridon)
Date
2023
Degree Grantor
Agricultural University of Athens
Committee members
Κουτίνας Απόστολος
Παπανικολάου Σεραφείμ
Κούκος Ιωάννης
Βλυσίσης Ανέστης
Κυπαρισσίδης Αλέξανδρος
Moreira Vilar Maria Tesera
Τσιρώνη Θεοφανία
Discipline
Engineering and TechnologyIndustrial Biotechnology ➨ Industrial Biotechnology
Engineering and TechnologyChemical Engineering ➨ Chemical Engineering
Keywords
Industrial side streams; Biorefinery; Succinic acid; Biopolymers; Process design; Techno-economic assessment; Life cycle assessment; Life cycle costing; Profitability risk assessment
Country
Greece
Language
English
Description
im., tbls., maps, fig., ch.
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