Designing an olive tree pruning biorefinery for the production of bioethanol, xylitol and antioxidants: A techno-economic assessment

Olive tree crops, extensively cultivated in Southern European countries, yield large amounts of olive tree pruning (OTP) biomass. This could be used within the framework of a bio-based economy that maxi- mizes the utilization of biomass resources in a sustainable way. In the present work, the techno...

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Autores: Susmozas, A., Moreno, A. D., Romero-García, J. M., Manzanares, P., Ballesteros, M.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Jaén
Repositorio:RUJA. Repositorio Institucional de la Producción Científica de la Universidad de Jaén
OAI Identifier:oai:ruja.ujaen.es:10953/7527
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1515/HF-2018-0099
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Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Aspen Plus software, biofuels, process simula- tion, small-scale biorefinery, value-added compounds
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spelling Designing an olive tree pruning biorefinery for the production of bioethanol, xylitol and antioxidants: A techno-economic assessmentSusmozas, A.Moreno, A. D.Romero-García, J. M.Manzanares, P.Ballesteros, M.Aspen Plus software, biofuels, process simula- tion, small-scale biorefinery, value-added compounds66.095.27:65.012Olive tree crops, extensively cultivated in Southern European countries, yield large amounts of olive tree pruning (OTP) biomass. This could be used within the framework of a bio-based economy that maxi- mizes the utilization of biomass resources in a sustainable way. In the present work, the techno-economic feasibil- ity of an OTP-based integrated biorefinery is evaluated by the process simulation software Aspen Plus, while the process is aimed at the production of ethanol, xylitol, antioxidants and electricity. Overall, the proposed plant could perform economically, and it is self-sufficient from an energy resource point of view. The plant as designed yields around 109 l of ethanol, 27 kg of xylitol and 43 kg of antioxidants per ton of OTP biomass, with an estimated production cost of 0.24 € l−1, 1.48 € kg−1 and 5.12 € kg−1, respectively. In a 10-year period, the economic profitabil- ity of the biorefinery plant is within a positive investment balance, with a net present value (NPV) of 32.1 M€ and a payback period of 5–6 years. These figures point out the opportunities for placing in the market several OTP- based products. Based on these data, the construction of small-scale OTP-based lignocellulosic biorefineries seems to be a realistic scenario.The authors are thankful for funding from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitive- ness (MINECO) under the projects SMIBIO (PCIN-2015- 056) and BIOROLSOS (ENE2014-60090-C2-1-R).De Gruyter202620262018info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.1515/HF-2018-0099https://hdl.handle.net/10953/7527reponame:RUJA. Repositorio Institucional de la Producción Científica de la Universidad de Jaéninstname:Universidad de JaénInglésHolzforschungAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Spainhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ruja.ujaen.es:10953/75272026-06-24T12:41:07Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Designing an olive tree pruning biorefinery for the production of bioethanol, xylitol and antioxidants: A techno-economic assessment
title Designing an olive tree pruning biorefinery for the production of bioethanol, xylitol and antioxidants: A techno-economic assessment
spellingShingle Designing an olive tree pruning biorefinery for the production of bioethanol, xylitol and antioxidants: A techno-economic assessment
Susmozas, A.
Aspen Plus software, biofuels, process simula- tion, small-scale biorefinery, value-added compounds
66.095.27:65.012
title_short Designing an olive tree pruning biorefinery for the production of bioethanol, xylitol and antioxidants: A techno-economic assessment
title_full Designing an olive tree pruning biorefinery for the production of bioethanol, xylitol and antioxidants: A techno-economic assessment
title_fullStr Designing an olive tree pruning biorefinery for the production of bioethanol, xylitol and antioxidants: A techno-economic assessment
title_full_unstemmed Designing an olive tree pruning biorefinery for the production of bioethanol, xylitol and antioxidants: A techno-economic assessment
title_sort Designing an olive tree pruning biorefinery for the production of bioethanol, xylitol and antioxidants: A techno-economic assessment
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Susmozas, A.
Moreno, A. D.
Romero-García, J. M.
Manzanares, P.
Ballesteros, M.
author Susmozas, A.
author_facet Susmozas, A.
Moreno, A. D.
Romero-García, J. M.
Manzanares, P.
Ballesteros, M.
author_role author
author2 Moreno, A. D.
Romero-García, J. M.
Manzanares, P.
Ballesteros, M.
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Aspen Plus software, biofuels, process simula- tion, small-scale biorefinery, value-added compounds
66.095.27:65.012
topic Aspen Plus software, biofuels, process simula- tion, small-scale biorefinery, value-added compounds
66.095.27:65.012
description Olive tree crops, extensively cultivated in Southern European countries, yield large amounts of olive tree pruning (OTP) biomass. This could be used within the framework of a bio-based economy that maxi- mizes the utilization of biomass resources in a sustainable way. In the present work, the techno-economic feasibil- ity of an OTP-based integrated biorefinery is evaluated by the process simulation software Aspen Plus, while the process is aimed at the production of ethanol, xylitol, antioxidants and electricity. Overall, the proposed plant could perform economically, and it is self-sufficient from an energy resource point of view. The plant as designed yields around 109 l of ethanol, 27 kg of xylitol and 43 kg of antioxidants per ton of OTP biomass, with an estimated production cost of 0.24 € l−1, 1.48 € kg−1 and 5.12 € kg−1, respectively. In a 10-year period, the economic profitabil- ity of the biorefinery plant is within a positive investment balance, with a net present value (NPV) of 32.1 M€ and a payback period of 5–6 years. These figures point out the opportunities for placing in the market several OTP- based products. Based on these data, the construction of small-scale OTP-based lignocellulosic biorefineries seems to be a realistic scenario.
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