Utilization of Biorefinery Side Products by Reactive Separation

Optimal Biorefinery Resource Utilization by Combining Process and Economic Modeling

The integrated biorefinery has the opportunity to provide a strong, self-dependent, sustainable alternative for the production of bulk and fine chemicals, e.g. polymers, fiber composites and pharmaceuticals as well as energy, liquid fuels and hydrogen. Although most of the fundamental processing steps involved in biorefining are wellknown, there is a need for a methodology capable of evaluating...

Utilization of Agricultural By-products in Taiwan

An abundance of agricultural by-products have been used to feed dairy and beef cattle in Taiwan, in order to reduce the cost of livestock production. Most farmers are not concerned about the nutrient value of agricultural by-products. They need to be educated on how to utilize by-products properly. Research to improve techniques of preservation and the efficiency of utilization of agricultural ...

Biochemical Production and Separation of Carboxylic Acids for Biorefinery Applications

Carboxylic acids are traditionally produced from fossil fuels and have significant applications in the chemical, pharmaceutical, food, and fuel industries. Significant progress has been made in replacing such fossil fuel sources used for production of carboxylic acids with sustainable and renewable biomass resources. However, the merits and demerits of each carboxylic acid processing platform a...

Lignocellulosic Biomass Utilization Toward Biorefinery Using Meshophilic Clostridial Species

Biodiesel Production by Integrated Reactive- Separation Design

The properties of biodiesel as renewable fuel, as well as the problems associated with its conventional production processes are outlined. A novel sustainable process based on catalytic reactive distillation is proposed as alternative. The pros and cons of manufacturing biodiesel via fatty acid esterification using metal oxides as solid acid catalysts are investigated. The experimental findings...