LAPSE:2021.0307
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LAPSE:2021.0307
Process Strategies for the Transition of 1G to Advanced Bioethanol Production
April 30, 2021
Nowadays, the transport sector is one of the main sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and air pollution in cities. The use of renewable energies is therefore imperative to improve the environmental sustainability of this sector. In this regard, biofuels play an important role as they can be blended directly with fossil fuels and used in traditional vehicles’ engines. Bioethanol is the most used biofuel worldwide and can replace gasoline or form different gasoline-ethanol blends. Additionally, it is an important building block to obtain different high added-value compounds (e.g., acetaldehyde, ethylene, 1,3-butadiene, ethyl acetate). Today, bioethanol is mainly produced from food crops (first-generation (1G) biofuels), and a transition to the production of the so-called advanced ethanol (obtained from lignocellulosic feedstocks, non-food crops, or industrial waste and residue streams) is needed to meet sustainability criteria and to have a better GHG balance. This work gives an overview of the current production, use, and regulation rules of bioethanol as a fuel, as well as the advanced processes and the co-products that can be produced together with bioethanol in a biorefinery context. Special attention is given to the opportunities for making a sustainable transition from bioethanol 1G to advanced bioethanol.
Keywords
bioeconomy, bioethanol, Biomass, integrated biorefineries, retrofitting
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Susmozas A, Martín-Sampedro R, Ibarra D, Eugenio ME, Iglesias R, Manzanares P, Moreno AD. Process Strategies for the Transition of 1G to Advanced Bioethanol Production. (2021). LAPSE:2021.0307
Author Affiliations
Susmozas A: Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Unit, Department of Energy, Research Centre for Energy, Environment and Technology (CIEMAT), 28040 Madrid, Spain [ORCID]
Martín-Sampedro R: Institute of Materials Science of Madrid (ICMM), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), 28049 Madrid, Spain; Forestry Products Department, Forest Research Centre (CIFOR), National Institute for Agricultural and Food Research and Technology (INIA), 2804 [ORCID]
Ibarra D: Forestry Products Department, Forest Research Centre (CIFOR), National Institute for Agricultural and Food Research and Technology (INIA), 28040 Madrid, Spain [ORCID]
Eugenio ME: Forestry Products Department, Forest Research Centre (CIFOR), National Institute for Agricultural and Food Research and Technology (INIA), 28040 Madrid, Spain
Iglesias R: Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Unit, Department of Energy, Research Centre for Energy, Environment and Technology (CIEMAT), 28040 Madrid, Spain [ORCID]
Manzanares P: Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Unit, Department of Energy, Research Centre for Energy, Environment and Technology (CIEMAT), 28040 Madrid, Spain [ORCID]
Moreno AD: Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Unit, Department of Energy, Research Centre for Energy, Environment and Technology (CIEMAT), 28040 Madrid, Spain [ORCID]
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Processes
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8
Issue
10
Article Number
E1310
Year
2020
Publication Date
2020-10-19
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2227-9717
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PII: pr8101310, Publication Type: Review
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