TY - JOUR
T1 - Increasing the revenue from lignocellulosic biomass
T2 - Maximizing feedstock utilization
AU - Alonso, David Martin
AU - Hakim, Sikander H.
AU - Zhou, Shengfei
AU - Won, Wangyun
AU - Hosseinaei, Omid
AU - Tao, Jingming
AU - Garcia-Negron, Valerie
AU - Motagamwala, Ali Hussain
AU - Mellmer, Max A.
AU - Huang, Kefeng
AU - Houtman, Carl J.
AU - Labbé, Nicole
AU - Harper, David P.
AU - Maravelias, Christos T.
AU - Runge, Troy
AU - Dumesic, James A.
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PY - 2017/5
Y1 - 2017/5
N2 - The production of renewable chemicals and biofuels must be cost-and performance-competitive with petroleumderived equivalents to be widely accepted by markets and society. We propose a biomass conversion strategy that maximizes the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass (up to 80% of the biomass to useful products) into high-value products that can be commercialized, providing the opportunity for successful translation to an economically viable commercial process. Our fractionation method preserves the value of all three primary components: (i) cellulose, which is converted into dissolving pulp for fibers and chemicals production; (ii) hemicellulose, which is converted into furfural (a building block chemical); and (iii) lignin, which is converted into carbon products (carbon foam, fibers, or battery anodes), together producing revenues of more than $500 per dry metric ton of biomass. Once de-risked, our technology can be extended to produce other renewable chemicals and biofuels.
AB - The production of renewable chemicals and biofuels must be cost-and performance-competitive with petroleumderived equivalents to be widely accepted by markets and society. We propose a biomass conversion strategy that maximizes the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass (up to 80% of the biomass to useful products) into high-value products that can be commercialized, providing the opportunity for successful translation to an economically viable commercial process. Our fractionation method preserves the value of all three primary components: (i) cellulose, which is converted into dissolving pulp for fibers and chemicals production; (ii) hemicellulose, which is converted into furfural (a building block chemical); and (iii) lignin, which is converted into carbon products (carbon foam, fibers, or battery anodes), together producing revenues of more than $500 per dry metric ton of biomass. Once de-risked, our technology can be extended to produce other renewable chemicals and biofuels.
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U2 - 10.1126/sciadv.1603301
DO - 10.1126/sciadv.1603301
M3 - Article
C2 - 28560350
AN - SCOPUS:85028992883
SN - 2375-2548
VL - 3
JO - Science Advances
JF - Science Advances
IS - 5
M1 - e1603301
ER -