Commodity-Scale Biomass Trade and Integration with Other Supply Chains

Searcy, Erin; Lamers, Patrick; Deutmeyer, Michael; Ranta, T.; Hektor, Bo; Heinimö, Jussi; Trømborg, Erik; Wild, Michael

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-805165-8.00006-9

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“…To expand the lignocellulosic bioeconomy, there is a need to treat lignocellulosic biomass as a fungible commodity [ 16 , 17 ]. This would require the establishment of an efficient, large-capacity, and reliable supply system for producing and trading the lignocellulosic feedstocks [ 18 ].…”

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Bridging the gap between feedstock growers and users: the study of a coppice poplar-based biorefinery

Dou

Gustafson

Bura

2018

Biotechnol Biofuels

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BackgroundIn the biofuel industry, land productivity is important to feedstock growers and conversion process product yield is important to the biorefinery. The crop productivity, however, may not positively correlate with bioconversion yield. Therefore, it is important to evaluate sugar yield and biomass productivity. In this study, 2-year-old poplar trees harvested in the first coppice cycle, including one low-productivity hybrid and one high-productivity hybrid, were collected from two poplar tree farms. Through steam pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis, the bioconversion yields of low- and high-productivity poplar hybrids were compared for both sites.ResultsThe low-productivity hybrids had 9–19% higher sugar yields than the high-productivity hybrids, although they have the similar chemical composition. Economic calculations show the impact on the plantation and biorefinery of using the two feedstocks. Growing a high-productivity hybrid means the land owner would use 11–26% less land (which could be used for other crops) or collect $2.53–$3.46 MM/year extra revenue from the surplus feedstock. On the other side, the biorefinery would receive 5–10% additional revenue using the low-productivity hybrid.ConclusionWe propose a business model based on the integration of the plantation and the biorefinery. In this model, different feedstocks are assessed using a metric of product tonnage per unit land per year. Use of this new economic metric bridges the gap between feedstock growers and users to maximize the overall production efficiency.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s13068-018-1079-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Bridging the gap between feedstock growers and users: the study of a coppice poplar-based biorefinery

Dou

Gustafson

Bura

2018

Biotechnol Biofuels

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A review of densified solid biomass for energy production

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Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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The Identification of Hotspots in the Bioenergy Production Chain

Muradin

Kulczycka

2020

Energies

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Increasing interest in bioenergy production in the context of the transition towards a circular economy and the promotion of renewable energy has produced demands for optimization of the value chain of energy production to improve the environmental viability of the system. Hotspot analysis based on life cycle assessment (LCA) contributes to the mitigation of environmental burdens and is a very important step towards the implementation of a bioeconomy strategy. In this study, hotspots identified using two parallel pathways: a literature review and empirical research on four different biogas plants located in Poland. LCA and energy return on investment (EROI) analysis of the whole bioenergy production chain were considered to identify unit processes or activities that are highly damaging to the environment. The biogas plants differ mainly in the type of raw materials used as an input and in the method of delivery. The results show that the most impactful processes are those in the delivery of biomass, especially road transport by tractor. The second contributor was crop cultivation, where fossil fuels are also used. Although the EROI analysis indicates a negligible impact of transport on the energy efficiency of bioenergy plants, the environmental burden of biomass transportation should be taken into consideration when planning further measures to support the development of the bioeconomy.

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Commodity-Scale Biomass Trade and Integration with Other Supply Chains

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Bridging the gap between feedstock growers and users: the study of a coppice poplar-based biorefinery

Bridging the gap between feedstock growers and users: the study of a coppice poplar-based biorefinery

A review of densified solid biomass for energy production

The Identification of Hotspots in the Bioenergy Production Chain

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