Towards a Combined, Integrated, and Adaptable Bioethanol and -Ethylene Process Leveraging Flexible Ratios in Hybrid Production

The production of bioethanol and ethylene offers significant potential as carbon-neutral fuel and raw material e.g., for polyethylene production, respectively. We present a new approach, where we combined a) the bioethanol production process (pretreatment, hydrolysis, fermentation), b) the ethanol p...

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Published inComputer Aided Chemical Engineering Vol. 53; pp. 1135 - 1140
Main Authors Huber, Christoph, Alvarado-Morales, Merlin, Sin, Gürkan
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published 2024
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bioethanol and -ethylene
heat integration
hybrid production
simulation
heat integration
hybrid production
bioethanol and -ethylene
simulation
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Summary:The production of bioethanol and ethylene offers significant potential as carbon-neutral fuel and raw material e.g., for polyethylene production, respectively. We present a new approach, where we combined a) the bioethanol production process (pretreatment, hydrolysis, fermentation), b) the ethanol purification under the consideration of trace compounds and their removal to reach solvent-grade ethanol, and c) the coupling of the ethylene process to the ethanol process. The simulation results showed the feasibility of a flexible hybrid production process that fulfills the high-purity grades of both products. In addition, there is a high heat integration potential for all product ratios, thereby offering significant potential for adaptation to different market situations.
ISBN:9780443288241
0443288240
ISSN:1570-7946
DOI:10.1016/B978-0-443-28824-1.50190-3