Restructuring the processes for furfural and xylose production from sugarcane bagasse in a biorefinery concept for ethanol production

Mesa, Leyanis; Morales, Marlen Cárdenas; González, E; Cara, Cristóbal; Romero, Inmaculada; Castro, Eulógio; Mussatto, Solange I.

doi:10.1016/j.cep.2014.07.012

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“…However, there is a surplus of this bagasse which could be diverted to other uses such as the production of single cell protein, ethanol, enzymes and food additives such as vanillin [8] and xylitol [9,10]. The sugarcane bagasse surplus is used in more than 40 different applications, including pulp and paper, boards, animal feed, and furfural [11,12]. Figure 1 shows some of the various uses of the sugarcane bagasse.…”

Section: Uses and Trends For Sugarcane Bagasse Valorizationmentioning

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Sugarcane Bagasse Valorization Strategies for Bioethanol and Energy Production

Martínez-Hernández¹,

Amezcua‐Allieri²,

JhumaSadhukhan³

et al. 2018

Sugarcane - Technology and Research

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The use of sugarcane bagasse pith as solid substrate for fungi and microbial growth is well known, as well as a source of microorganisms that can be isolated from it. Pith has also been used as a bulking agent for soil bioremediation. More recently, bagasse pith has been used for bioethanol production involving pretreatment and hydrolysis followed by fermentation and dehydration. However, little is reported about biomass valorization for the development of environmentally sound and innovative strategies to process sugarcane bagasse from sugar mills. Incineration of sugarcane bagasse pith is a very common and mature technology for waste disposal and generation of electrical and thermal energy. However, this approach may not be satisfactory in organic waste management due to pollutant emissions, economic and labor costs, loss of energy, and bad odor. In addition, no valuable product is generated from its decomposition process. Instead of incineration, recent research has focused on its utilization as biofuel source. In this chapter, the use of sugarcane bagasse pith as a waste material for incineration versus biomass to produce bioethanol is discussed in terms of energy ratio and emissions, in addition to elucidate the potential of sugarcane bagasse valorization for a more sustainable society.

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Section: Uses and Trends For Sugarcane Bagasse Valorizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sugarcane Bagasse Valorization Strategies for Bioethanol and Energy Production

Martínez-Hernández¹,

Amezcua‐Allieri²,

JhumaSadhukhan³

et al. 2018

Sugarcane - Technology and Research

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“…Nevertheless, this practice is still not performed for biorefineries. For instance, Mesa et al . worked on the restructuring of a biorefinery based on the use of sugarcane bagasse.…”

Section: Challenges and Future Trendsmentioning

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“…Another example of the infl uence of operating conditions is the case of microfi ltration processes assessed by Tangsubkul et al 168 Nevertheless, this practice is still not performed for biorefi neries. For instance, Mesa et al 169 worked on the restructuring of a biorefi nery based on the use of sugarcane bagasse. Th e study intends to optimize furfural and xylose production.…”

Section: Infl Uence Of Operating Conditionsmentioning

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Sustainable design of biorefinery processes: existing practices and new methodology

Julio

Albet

Vialle

et al. 2017

Biofuels Bioprod Bioref

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Nowadays, eco‐designing products is increasingly practiced. The next challenge for sustainability is to optimize production processes. Biorefineries are particularly concerned with this improvement, because they use renewable resources. To identify the contribution of transformation processes to the overall environmental impacts, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) appears as the adequate method. A literature review highlights that LCA is mainly performed on biorefineries to compare biomass feedstocks between them and to a fossil reference. Another part of environmental LCA compares the impacts of different processing routes. Nevertheless, these evaluations concern already designed processes. Generally, processes are considered as a unique operation in assessments. However, some criteria like operating can notably modify environmental burdens. The eco‐design of biorefinery processes can be guided by coupling process simulation to LCA. This method has been emerging in the chemical sector in recent years. Consequently, this paper proposes a new methodological approach to assessing the complete sustainability of biorefinery processes, since its first design stages. In addition to coupling process simulation and environmental LCA, the other pillars of sustainability will be assessed. Indeed, Life Cycle Costing and Social Life Cycle Assessment can be performed to obtain an integrated methodological framework. The simultaneous optimization of the environmental, economic, and social performances of the process can lead to antagonist ways of improving. Consequently, compromises should be realized. Thereby, the multi‐objective optimization can be accomplished by a metaheuristic method supported by a decision‐making tool. Finally, the main limits of this method and some perspectives and ways for improving are discussed. © 2017 Society of Chemical Industry and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

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“…In the one-step process, depolymerization of pentosans in xylose by acids and dehydration to furfural occurs simultaneously. In the two-step process, dissolution and depolymerization of pentosans occur in mild condition, followed by dehydration of xylose to furfural [36]- [38].…”

Section: Furfural Productionmentioning

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Literature Review on Furfural Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass

Machado¹,

Leon²,

Santos³

et al. 2016

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The use of renewable sources for obtainment of chemicals, biofuels, materials and energy has become each time larger due to environmental, political and economical problems of non-renewable energies utilization. Among several products that can be obtained from lignocellulosic biomass, which is a renewable source, there is furfural, a chemical from which many other value added chemical products can be obtained. The main route for furfural production consists of an acid hydrolysis of hemicelluloses present in lignocellulosic biomass to obtain xylose, which goes through a dehydration reaction to produce furfural. Due to the presence of an aldehyde group and a conjugated system of double bounds, furfural can go through several reactions, allowing the production of a range of value added products. In this sense, this article performs a review about mechanisms of furfural production from lignocellulosic biomass, highlighting its chemical properties which enable its utilization in different industrial applications of economic interest.

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Restructuring the processes for furfural and xylose production from sugarcane bagasse in a biorefinery concept for ethanol production

Cited by 38 publications

References 27 publications

Sugarcane Bagasse Valorization Strategies for Bioethanol and Energy Production

Sugarcane Bagasse Valorization Strategies for Bioethanol and Energy Production

Sustainable design of biorefinery processes: existing practices and new methodology

Literature Review on Furfural Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass

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