Title:
Assessing Negative Emissions in the Production of Ethylene from Biomass
Author(s):
Haro, P., Ollero, P., Trippe, F., Vidal-Barrero, F.
Document(s):
Paper
Abstract:
The assessment of sustainability of the production of ethylene from biomass (bio-ethylene) differs from that of biofuels, because of the different final use of the bio-ethylene (in general of all bio-chemicals). Several alternative routes for the production of bio-ethylene are identified, although only two platform chemicals: ethanol and DME (dimethyl ether). Using a modified version of the European methodology for the sustainability assessment of biofuels, the GHG emissions for the production of bio-ethylene have been estimated. The results show that negative emissions are core in the fulfillment of the sustainability criterion of GHG emissions. Nonetheless, in the case of biochemical production there are two options to achieve them: the securing of carbon retention in the final products, or the incorporation of BECCS (BioEnergy with Carbon Capture and Storage).
Keywords:
bioethanol, biorefinery, emissions, sustainability, sustainability criteria, bio-ethylene
Topic:
Industrial Demonstration and Business Concepts
Subtopic:
Industrial biorefineries and bio-products
Event:
21st European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
4AO.2.2
Pages:
1578 - 1580
ISBN:
978-88-89407-53-0
Paper DOI:
10.5071/21stEUBCE2013-4AO.2.2
Price:
FREE
