Technoeconomic analysis of a sugarcane biorefinery with bio-based chemicals and optimized ethanol production

• Grant number: 17/27092-3
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Start date: August 01, 2018
• End date: October 31, 2022
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Chemical Engineering - Chemical Technology
• Principal Investigator: Rubens Maciel Filho
• Grantee: Jean-Christophe Bonhivers
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Engenharia Química (FEQ). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 15/20630-4 - Biorefinery development integrated to a bioethanol sugar cane plant with zero CO2 emission: routes to convert renewable resources to bio-products and bio-electricity, AP.TEM

Abstract

This postdoctoral work aims at developing a computational platform in the process simulator Aspen Plus to design and evaluate from technical and economic perspectives (e.g. profitability, energy efficiency) the different biorefinery options to be studied in the thematic project. This research framework will additionally allow to: a) assess integration risks of new processes to existing mills; b) optimize the concepts and processes of new biorefineries, taking into account that the optimization of the short term options may lock out better options down the road; c) characterize technology bottlenecks; and d) benchmark the development stage of new technologies for production of biofuels and chemicals from sugarcane feedstocks. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

BONHIVERS, JEAN-CHRISTOPHE; ORTIZ, PABLO ANDRES SILVA; REDDICK, CHRISTOPHER; ROSSELL, CARLOS EDUARDO VAZ; MARIANO, ADRIANO PINTO; FILHO, RUBENS MACIEL. Graphical Analysis of Plant-Wide Heat Cascade for Increasing Energy Efficiency in the Production of Ethanol and Sugar from Sugarcane. PROCESS INTEGRATION AND OPTIMIZATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY, JAN 2021. (17/27092-3, 15/20630-4, 17/03091-8)

BONHIVERS, JEAN-CHRISTOPHE; MACIEL, MARIA REGINA WOLF; REDDICK, CHRISTOPHER; ZEMP, ROGER; MARIANO, ADRIANO PINTO; FILHO MACIEL, RUBENS. The E-S-T Method Based on the Grand Composite Curve Links Energy Consumption with Number of Stages and Stage Temperatures for Binary Mixture Distillation. PROCESS INTEGRATION AND OPTIMIZATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY, AUG 2021. (15/20630-4, 17/27092-3)

BONHIVERS, JEAN-CHRISTOPHE; ORTIZ, PABLO ANDRES SILVA; REDDICK, CHRISTOPHER; ROSSELL, CARLOS EDUARDO VAZ; MARIANO, ADRIANO PINTO; FILHO, RUBENS MACIEL. Graphical Analysis of Plant-Wide Heat Cascade for Increasing Energy Efficiency in the Production of Ethanol and Sugar from Sugarcane. PROCESS INTEGRATION AND OPTIMIZATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY, v. 5, n. 3, p. 25-pg., 2021-01-09. (17/03091-8, 15/20630-4, 17/27092-3)

SILVA DANTAS, ERCILIA REGINA; BONHIVERS, JEAN-CHRISTOPHE; MACIEL FILHO, RUBENS; MARIANO, ADRIANO PINTO. Biochemical conversion of sugarcane bagasse into the alcohol fuel mixture of isopropanol-butanol-ethanol (IBE): Is it economically competitive with cellulosic ethanol?. Bioresource Technology, v. 314, OCT 2020. (16/08791-5, 15/20630-4, 18/23983-3, 17/27092-3)

BONHIVERS, JEAN-CHRISTOPHE; REDDICK, CHRISTOPHER; ROSSELL, CARLOS E. V.; MARIANO, ADRIANO PINTO; FILHO, RUBENS MACIEL. Graphical Representation of Chemical Reactions and Heat Cascade Analysis of Biomass Residue Syngasification to Produce Hydrogen. PROCESS INTEGRATION AND OPTIMIZATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY, v. N/A, p. 24-pg., 2023-06-07. (15/20630-4, 17/27092-3)