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A comprehensive overview of current developments and applications in biofuels production
Process Systems Engineering for Biofuels Development brings together the latest and most cutting-edge research on the production of biofuels. As the first book specifically devoted to process systems engineering for the production of biofuels, Process Systems Engineering for Biofuels Development covers theoretical, computational and experimental issues in biofuels process engineering.
Written for researchers and postgraduate students working on biomass conversion and sustainable process design, as well as industrial practitioners and engineers involved in process design, modeling and optimization, this book is an indispensable guide to the newest developments in areas including:
* Enzyme-catalyzed biodiesel production
* Process analysis of biodiesel production (including kinetic modeling, simulation and optimization)
* The use of ultrasonification in biodiesel production
* Thermochemical processes for biomass transformation to biofuels
* Production of alternative biofuels
In addition to the comprehensive overview of the subject of biofuels found in the Introduction of the book, the authors of various chapters have provided extensive discussions of the production and separation of biofuels via novel applications and techniques.
List of contents
List of Contributors xiii
Series Preface xv
Preface xvii
1 Introduction 1
Adrián Bonilla-Petriciolet and Gade Pandu Rangaiah
1.1 Importance of Biofuels and Overview of their Production 1
1.2 Significance of Process Systems Engineering for Biofuels Production 3
1.2.1 Modeling of Physicochemical Properties of Thermodynamic Systems Related to Biofuels 4
1.2.2 Intensification of the Biomass Transformation Routes for the Production of Biofuels 5
1.2.3 Computer-Aided Methodologies for Process Modeling, Design, Optimization, and Control Including Supply Chain and Life Cycle Analyses 7
1.3 Overview of this Book 9
References 11
2 Waste Biomass Suitable as Feedstock for Biofuels Production 15
Maria Papadaki
2.1 Introduction 15
2.1.1 The Need for Biofuels 15
2.1.2 Problem Definition 17
2.1.3 The Biomass Pool 18
2.2 Kinds of Feedstock 20
2.2.1 Spent Coffee Grounds 21
2.2.2 Lignocellulose Biomass 22
2.2.3 Palm, Olive, Coconut, Avocado, and Argan Oil Production Residues 25
2.2.4 Citrus 33
2.2.5 Grape Marc 36
2.2.6 Waste Oil and Cooking Oil 37
2.2.7 Additional Sources 38
2.3 Conclusions 40
Acknowledgment 40
References 40
3 Multiscale Analysis for the Exploitation of Bioresources: From Reactor Design to Supply Chain Analysis 49
Antonio Sánchez, Borja Hernández, and Mariano Martín
3.1 Introduction 49
3.2 Unit Level 50
3.2.1 Short Cut Methods 50
3.2.2 Mechanistic Models 51
3.2.3 Rules of Thumb 56
3.2.4 Dimensionless Analysis 56
3.2.5 Surrogate Models 56
3.2.6 Experimental Correlations 59
3.3 Process Synthesis 60
3.3.1 Heuristic Based 60
3.3.2 Supestructure Optimization 61
3.3.3 Environmental Impact Metrics 65
3.3.4 Safety Considerations 66
3.4 The Product Design Problem 66
3.4.1 Product Design: Engineering Biomass 66
3.4.2 Blending Problems 68
3.5 Supply Chain Level 68
3.5.1 Introduction 68
3.5.2 Modeling Issues 70
3.6 Multiscale Links and Considerations 71
Acknowledgment 74
Nomenclature 74
References 75
4 Challenges in the Modeling of Thermodynamic Properties and Phase Equilibrium Calculations for Biofuels Process Design 85
Roumiana P. Stateva and Georgi St. Cholakov
4.1 Introduction 85
4.2 Thermodynamic Modeling Framework: Elements, Structure, and Organization 86
4.3 Thermodynamics of Biofuel Systems 88
4.3.1 Phase Equilibria 88
4.3.2 Thermodynamic Models 90
4.4 Sources of Data for Biofuels Process Design 98
4.5 Methods for Predicting Data for Biofuels Process Design 102
4.5.1 Group Contribution Methods for Biofuels Process Design 103
4.5.2 Quantitative Structure-Property Relationships for Biofuels Process Design 105
4.6 Challenges for the Biofuels Process Design Methods 109
4.7 Influence of Uncertainties in Thermophysical Properties of Pure Compounds on the Phase Behavior of Biofuel Systems 112
4.8 Conclusions 114
Acknowledgment 114
Exercises 114
References 115
5 Up-grading ofWaste Oil: A Key Step in the Future of Biofuel Production 121
Luigi di Bitonto and Carlo Pastore
5.1 Introduction 121
5.2 Physicochemical Pretreatments of Waste Oils: Removal of Contaminants 124
5.3 Direct Treatment and Conversion of FFAs into Methyl Esters 125
About the author
Editors
Adrián Bonilla-Petriciolet, Department of Chemical Engineering, Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes, Mexico Gade Pandu Rangaiah, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore and
School of Chemical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, India Series Editor
Christian Stevens, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Belgium
Summary
A comprehensive overview of current developments and applications in biofuels production
Process Systems Engineering for Biofuels Development brings together the latest and most cutting-edge research on the production of biofuels. As the first book specifically devoted to process systems engineering for the production of biofuels, Process Systems Engineering for Biofuels Development covers theoretical, computational and experimental issues in biofuels process engineering.
Written for researchers and postgraduate students working on biomass conversion and sustainable process design, as well as industrial practitioners and engineers involved in process design, modeling and optimization, this book is an indispensable guide to the newest developments in areas including:
* Enzyme-catalyzed biodiesel production
* Process analysis of biodiesel production (including kinetic modeling, simulation and optimization)
* The use of ultrasonification in biodiesel production
* Thermochemical processes for biomass transformation to biofuels
* Production of alternative biofuels
In addition to the comprehensive overview of the subject of biofuels found in the Introduction of the book, the authors of various chapters have provided extensive discussions of the production and separation of biofuels via novel applications and techniques.
