LCA of bioethanol and furfural production from vetiver

Bioresource Technology
Jegannathan Kenthorai Raman, Edgard Gnansounou

Abstract

In this study a prospective life cycle assessment of biorefinery system from vetiver leaves was carried out to know the environmental benefits of this system over conventional systems considering the geographical context of India. The composition of vetiver leaves from the experimental analysis revealed that vetiver is rich in cellulose (32.6%), hemicellulose (31.5%) and lignin (17.3%) that could be used as a feedstock for biorefinery. The comparative life cycle assessment results show that the carbon dioxide emission and fossil oil depletion could be reduced by 95% and 23% respectively in case of standalone bioethanol system, and 99% and 17% respectively in case of bioethanol and furfural system compared to that of conventional petrol and furfural systems. The sensitivity study indicates that the impact could be further reduced if vetiver biomass is used as a source of energy in biorefinery plant instead to the coal.

References

Feb 9, 2008·Science·Joseph FargionePeter Hawthorne
Jun 26, 2009·Bioresource Technology·E GnansounouL Panichelli
Jul 31, 2010·Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry·Justin B SluiterDavid W Templeton
Oct 26, 2012·Journal of Biomedicine & Biotechnology·Jinaporn WongwatanapaiboonWarawut Chulalaksananukul
Oct 22, 2013·Bioresource Technology·Atta AjayebiJegannathan Kenthorai Raman
Sep 30, 2014·Bioresource Technology·Jegannathan Kenthorai Raman, Edgard Gnansounou

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

May 29, 2018·Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology·Jule BrandenburgVolkmar Passoth
Jan 29, 2021·Environmental Science and Pollution Research International·Sara BelloMaria Teresa Moreira
Jan 29, 2021·The Science of the Total Environment·Christian MorettiMartin Junginger
Feb 23, 2020·Bioresource Technology·Priya Priyadarshini, Purushothaman Chirakkuzhyil Abhilash
Aug 30, 2021·The Science of the Total Environment·Homa Hosseinzadeh-BandbafhaMeisam Tabatabaei

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Biofuels (ASM)

Biofuels are produced through contemporary processes from biomass rather than geological processes involved in fossil fuel formation. Examples include biodiesel, green diesel, biogas, etc. Discover the latest research on biofuels in this feed.

© 2021 Meta ULC. All rights reserved