Sustainable Production of Bioplastics from Lignocellulosic Biomass: Technoeconomic Analysis and Life-Cycle Assessment

• Published in: ACS sustainable chemistry & engineering Vol. 8; no. 33; pp. 12419 - 12429
• Main Authors: Kim, Hyunwoo, Lee, Shinje, Ahn, Yuchan, Lee, Jinwon, Won, Wangyun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Chemical Society 24.08.2020
• Subjects: biobased products; biomass; bioplastics; catalytic activity; climate change; dicarboxylic acids; electricity generation; environmental factors; environmental impact; food packaging; fossils; heat; life cycle assessment; lignocellulose; market prices; petroleum; γ-valerolactone; renewable plastic; process economics; process design; lignocellulose; climate change

2,5-Furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), an eco-friendly biobased material, can replace petroleum-based terephthalic acid (TPA), in the polymer industry, for applications such as water bottle production and food packaging. In this study, an integrated process was developed for the coproduction of FDCA as...