Topical 4: Sustainable Biorefineries

Session 595 - Life Cycle Analysis of Renewable Feedstock-Based Processes and Products
Emphasis on cradle-to-grave life cycle assessments of existing or conceptual processes for producing value-added fuels, chemicals, and/or materials from renewable agricultural residues, plant-derived starches and oils (lipids), lignocellulosic biomass, or plant-based industrial processing wastes.
Chair:Mary Ann Curran
CoChair:David R. Shonnard
CoSponsor(s):Bioengineering
Sustainable Engineering Forum (See also Topical E)
 Life Cycle Assessment of Integrated Biorefinery: Corn Grain, Corn Stover and Switchgrass
Seungdo Kim, Bruce E. Dale, Mark Laser, Lee R. Lynd
 Considering Advanced Biorefineries in Context
Mark Laser, Shahab Sokhansanj, David Bransby, R. Lance Martin, Haiming Jin, Lee R. Lynd, Eric D. Larson, Bruce E. Dale
 Life Cycle Analysis of Polyols from Soy Oil or Castor Oil
Richard K. Helling
 Optimal Biorefinery Resource Utilization by Combining Process and Economic Modeling
Norman E. Sammons Jr., Mario R. Eden, Burak Aksoy, Harry T. Cullinan
 Break
 Impacts on Soil of Large-Scale Crop Residue Harvest for Biofuel Production
John M. Baker, Wallace W. Wilhelm
 Techno-Economic Analysis of Lignocellulose to Fuel Ethanol Biorefinery
Hua-Jiang Huang, Shri Ramaswamy, Al-Dajani Waleed, Ulrike Tschirner, Richard A. Cairncross
 Comparative Study of Biofuels Vs Petroleum Fuels Using Input-Output Hybrid Life-Cycle Assessment
Anil Baral, Bhavik R. Bakshi

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