Optimal Planning of a Biomass Conversion System Considering Economic and Environmental Aspects

• Published in: Industrial & engineering chemistry research Vol. 50; no. 14; pp. 8558 - 8570
• Main Authors: Santibañez-Aguilar, José Ezequiel, González-Campos, J. Betzabe, Ponce-Ortega, José María, Serna-González, Medardo, El-Halwagi, Mahmoud M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Chemical Society 20.07.2011
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Chemical engineering; Exact sciences and technology; Process Design and Control; Biomass; Planning

This paper presents a multiobjective optimization model based on a mathematical programming formulation for the optimal planning of a biorefinery, considering the optimal selection of feedstock, processing technology, and a set of products. The multiobjective optimization problem simultaneously cons...