Life cycle algal biorefinery design

Jian Gong; Fengqi You

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-28752-2_13

Life cycle algal biorefinery design

Jian Gong, Fengqi You^*

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Chemical and Biological Engineering

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Life cycle analysis (LCA) is a trending methodology for evaluating environmental impacts associated with a product through its life cycle. This chapter presents the general model formulation for life cycle optimization, as well as systematic approaches to solve the resulting multi-objective mixed-integer nonlinear programming problems. We discuss the life cycle design of an algal biorefinery for the production of sustainable biofuels and profitable by-products. We review the existing articles for the simulation and optimization of the algal biorefinery processes. We show the importance of superstructure optimization, and introduce the technology alternatives that can be incorporated into an algal process superstructure. Subsequently, we show the optimization results of an algal biorefinery. We further summarize the challenges and possible directions for future life cycle algal biorefinery designs.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Alternative Energy Sources and Technologies
Subtitle of host publication	Process Design and Operation
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Pages	363-381
Number of pages	19
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319287522
ISBN (Print)	9783319287508
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28752-2_13
State	Published - Jan 1 2016

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General Energy
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance
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