TECHNO-ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF BIOMASS-BASED ESTER FUEL CO-PRODUCED CHEMICALS

Li Xueqin; Wang Zhiwei; Liu Peng; Wu Youqing; Ou Jingshen; Lei Tingzhou

doi:10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2023-1617

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Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica ›› 2025, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (2) : 10-17. DOI: 10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2023-1617

TECHNO-ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF BIOMASS-BASED ESTER FUEL CO-PRODUCED CHEMICALS

Li Xueqin^1~3, Wang Zhiwei^1,2, Liu Peng³, Wu Youqing³, Ou Jingshen⁴, Lei Tingzhou³

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In order to explore the economic assessment of the whole life cycle of biomass liquid fuel, this paper takes levulinate as the research object and takes the large-scale production system for the preparation of levulinate with annual consumption of 2000 t of bagasse were an example. The system boundary and process of bagasse hydrolysis to produce biomass-based ester fuels were designed creatively, and the whole life cycle economic analysis model was established, and the comprehensive cost estimation and economic analysis were carried out. Through the dynamic index, the economy of whole life cycle of biomass-based ester fuel was deeply analyzed, and the economic results were obtained. The key factors affecting production cost were identified and the uncertainty of production cost was estimated. As the results, the whole process shows good economy and application prospect. It provides the theoretical support for the large-scale technology of biomass-based ester fuel co-producing chemicals, and promotes the clean production of biomass-based levulinate.

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biomass / life cycle assessement / ester fuel / economical analysis / comprehensive cost estimation

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Li Xueqin, Wang Zhiwei, Liu Peng, Wu Youqing, Ou Jingshen, Lei Tingzhou. TECHNO-ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF BIOMASS-BASED ESTER FUEL CO-PRODUCED CHEMICALS[J]. Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica. 2025, 46(2): 10-17 https://doi.org/10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2023-1617

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