Developing process designs for biorefineries-definitions, categories, and unit operations

Tanmay Chaturvedi; Ana I. Torres; George Stephanopoulos; Mette Hedegaard Thomsen; Jens Ejbye Schmidt

doi:10.3390/en13061493

Developing process designs for biorefineries-definitions, categories, and unit operations

Tanmay Chaturvedi, Ana I. Torres, George Stephanopoulos, Mette Hedegaard Thomsen, Jens Ejbye Schmidt

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In this review, we focus on the literature that described the various unit operations in a process design flowsheet of biorefineries. We begin by establishing the accepted definitions of a biorefinery, go on to describe how to categorize biorefineries, and finally review the literature on biorefinery process designs by listing the unit operation in each process design. Distinguishing biorefineries based on feedstock, the types of processing units, and the products emanating from the biorefinery are discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	1493
Journal	Energies
Volume	13
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/en13061493
State	Published - Mar 2020
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Bio-products
Biomass
Biorefinery
Lignocellulose
Microalgae
Process design
Proteins
Waste

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Control and Optimization
Energy (miscellaneous)
Engineering (miscellaneous)
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Fuel Technology
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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