Title:
Prospect of a Multi-Product Biorefinery from Bagasse of Agave Tequilana
Author(s):
Román-Martínez, A., Campos-Serrano, L.G., Sánchez-Castillo, M.A.
Document(s):
Paper
Poster
Abstract:
In this work an identification of the feasible products and processing routes from lignocellulosic biomass of agave tequilana bagasse is done. Bagasse of agave is produced as waste in large quantities in the tequila industry in Mexico, and it is considered a promising biomass resource for a biorefinery that not only can produce bioethanol, but other added-value products. Therefore, the design of a multi-product plant with this type of raw material is under investigation. In a first stage of the design, an investigation of the potential products was done, followed by the generation of the processing options. The generated options were evaluated and using an optimization model where operational, energetic and economic aspects were considered, in order to identify the most feasible route of products and their corresponding processing steps.
Keywords:
biorefinery, modelling, optimization, lignocellulosic sources, modeling, integration, bagasse of agave tequilana
Topic:
R&D on Biomass Conversion Technologies for Heating, Electricity and Chemicals
Subtopic:
Biorefineries
Event:
21st European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
2DV.2.16
Pages:
1016 - 1022
ISBN:
978-88-89407-53-0
Paper DOI:
10.5071/21stEUBCE2013-2DV.2.16
Price:
FREE
