Production of a sustainable and renewable biomass-derived monomer: conceptual process design and techno-economic analysis

• Published in: Green chemistry : an international journal and green chemistry resource : GC Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 77 - 779
• Main Authors: Kim, Hyunwoo, Choi, Julius, Park, Junhyung, Won, Wangyun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Royal Society of Chemistry 19.10.2020
• Subjects: Biomass; carbon; Catalysts; catalytic activity; Catalytic converters; Cellulose; Cellulosic resins; Dehydration; Economic analysis; Economic conditions; economic feasibility; Economics; energy; Energy conservation; Energy consumption; feedstocks; Green chemistry; heat; Heat exchangers; Heat pumps; Hydroxymethylfurfural; Life cycle analysis; Life cycle assessment; Lignocellulose; Monomers; Oxidation; Petroleum; pioneer species; plant analysis; process design; Process parameters; Sensitivity analysis; solvents; Subsystems; Terephthalic acid

2,5-Furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) is a promising renewable building block, which can replace conventional petroleum-derived terephthalic acid (TPA). Here, we develop and evaluate a new catalytic process for the production of a renewable plastic monomer (FDCA) from lignocellulosic biomass-derived cel...