Critical parameters for optimal biomass refineries: The case of biohydrogen

Koukios, E; Koullas, D; Koukios, ID; Avgerinos, E

dc.contributor.author	Koukios, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Koullas, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Koukios, ID	en
dc.contributor.author	Avgerinos, E	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:33:06Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:33:06Z
dc.date.issued	2010	en
dc.identifier.issn	1618-954X	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/20317
dc.subject	Critical Parameter	en
dc.subject	Kinetics	en
dc.subject	Supply Chain	en
dc.subject	Value Added	en
dc.subject	Decision Maker	en
dc.subject	Wheat Bran	en
dc.subject.other	Agroindustries	en
dc.subject.other	Bio-energy	en
dc.subject.other	Bio-hydrogen	en
dc.subject.other	Biorefineries	en
dc.subject.other	Biorefining	en
dc.subject.other	Critical information	en
dc.subject.other	Critical parameter	en
dc.subject.other	Decentralised	en
dc.subject.other	Decision makers	en
dc.subject.other	Fossil hydrocarbons	en
dc.subject.other	Kinetic aspects	en
dc.subject.other	Optimal energy	en
dc.subject.other	Physico-chemicals	en
dc.subject.other	Plant fractions	en
dc.subject.other	Wheat bran	en
dc.subject.other	Wood supply	en
dc.subject.other	Decision making	en
dc.subject.other	Hydrocarbons	en
dc.subject.other	Optimization	en
dc.subject.other	Supply chains	en
dc.subject.other	Bioconversion	en
dc.subject.other	Triticum aestivum	en
dc.title	Critical parameters for optimal biomass refineries: The case of biohydrogen	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1007/s10098-009-0239-y	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10098-009-0239-y	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2010	en
heal.abstract	The object of this paper is to identify and assess the elements taken from agro-industries and fossil hydrocarbon refineries, especially with respect to biomass logistics, fractionation kinetics, and process energetics. Such critical information will be of immediate use by policy and decision makers, especially in the early phase of planning and designing the first generation of biorefineries. Concerning feedstock logistics, biorefineries have a lot to learn from food and wood supply chains. This learning could lead to the deployment of complex, decentralised, stage-wise biorefining systems, consisting of local agrorefineries, regional biorefineries, where the primary plant fractions are processed and upgraded to useful intermediates, and central bioconversion units for the generation of market-grade biofuels, such as biohydrogen and other high value-added vectors. The kinetic aspects of biorefineries are related to the physico-chemical nature of the macromolecules. Finally, to solve the problem of the non-optimal energy transformations a tailored-up bioenergy plan is roposed for each biorefinery. The example of a wheat bran-based biorefinery, aiming at the production of biohydrogen will be used to illustrate the way ahead. © Springer-Verlag 2009.	en
heal.publisher	SPRINGER	en
heal.journalName	Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/s10098-009-0239-y	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000275952500018	en
dc.identifier.volume	12	en
dc.identifier.issue	2	en
dc.identifier.spage	147	en
dc.identifier.epage	151	en