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2022
Processing miscanthus to high‐value chemicals: A techno‐economic analysis based on process simulation
Processing miscanthus to high‐value chemicals: A techno‐economic analysis based on process simulation
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Thermochemical biorefineries for the production of chemicals and materials can play an important role in the bioeconomy. However, their economic viability is often questioned under the premise of the economy of scale. This paper presents a regional, modular biorefinery concept for the production of the platform chemicals hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), furfural and phenols from the lignocellulosic perennial miscanthus, which can be cultivated on marginal and degraded areas. The paper focuses on the question of the minimum selling price of HMF and the optimal plant size for this purpose, using the region of Baden‐Württemberg, Germany, as an example. Based on small pilot plant results, a scalable process simulation was created via AspenPlus. This allows different scenarios and process combinations of this multi‐output biorefinery concept to be compared with each other. Using this, a minimum sales price for the main product HMF is calculated using methods of dynamic investment cost calculation according to the net present value method. Based on this, the plant capacity was scaled. The scenarios and sensitivity analyses show that, with an accuracy of ±15%, regional biorefineries could already offer platform chemicals at prices of 2.21–2.90 EUR/kg HMF at the current stage of development. This corresponds to three to four times the price of today's comparative fossil base chemicals and is thus a competitive option from the authors’ point of view. The local biomass and the heat prices were identified as the main influencing factors. As a result, the selection of the location will have a decisive influence on the economic viability of such concepts in the case of further development and optimization of the process in first demonstration plants.
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GCB Bioenergy, 14 (2022), 4, 447-462.
https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12923.
ISSN: 1757-1707
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@article{Götz2022,
url = {https://hohpublica.uni-hohenheim.de/handle/123456789/16771},
doi = {10.1111/gcbb.12923},
author = {Götz, Markus and Rudi, Andreas and Heck, Raphael et al.},
title = {Processing Miscanthus to high‐value chemicals: A techno‐economic analysis based on process simulation},
journal = {GCB Bioenergy},
year = {2022},
volume = {14},
number = {4},
}