Life-Cycle Assessment of Biorefineries

Life-Cycle Assessment of Biorefineries, the sixth and last book in the series on biomass-biorefineries discusses the unprecedented growth and development in the emerging concept of a global bio-based economy in which biomass-based biorefineries have attained center stage for the production of fuels and chemicals. It is envisaged that by 2020 a majority of chemicals currently being produced through a chemical route will be produced via a bio-based route. Agro-industrial residues, municipal solid wastes, and forestry wastes have been considered as the most significant feedstocks for such bio-refineries. However, for the techno-economic success of such biorefineries, it is of prime and utmost importance to understand their lifecycle assessment for various aspects.
- Provides state-of-art information on the basics and fundamental principles of LCA for biorefineries
- Contains key features for the education and understanding of integrated biorefineries
- Presents models that are used to cope with land-use changes and their effects on biorefineries
- Includes relevant case studies that illustrate main points

1. Classification of Biorefineries Taking into Account Sustainability Potentials and Flexibility2. Fundamentals of Life Cycle Assessment and Specificity of Biorefineries3. Life-Cycle Assessment of Agricultural Feedstock for Biorefineries4. Life Cycle Assessment of Sugar Crops and Starch-Based Integrated Biorefineries5. Life Cycle Assessment of Vetiver-Based Biorefinery With Production of Bioethanol and Furfural6. Life Cycle Assessment of Thermochemical Conversion of Empty Fruit Bunch of Oil Palm to Bio-Methane7. Life Cycle Assessment of Algal Biorefinery8. Life Cycle Assessment and Land-Use Changes: Effectiveness and Limitations9. Modeling Land-Use Change Effects of Biofuel Policies: Coupling Economic Models and LCA10. Towards an Integrated Sustainability Assessment of Biorefineries