Programa de P?s-Gradua??o em Engenharia Ambiental. N?cleo de Pesquisas e P?s-Gradua??o em Recursos H?dricos, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto.Neste trabalho foi avaliada a co-digest?o anaer?bia (AcD) dos subprodutos da biorefinaria da cana-de-a??car, especificamente, hidrolisado hemicelul?sico (HH) (obtido pelo pr?-tratamento hidrot?rmico do baga?o da cana (SB)), vinha?a (gerada durante o processo de produ??o de etanol de primeira gera??o), extrato de levedura (YE) (que pode ser obtidos a partir de leveduras descartadas) e cinzas volantes de baga?o de cana (SBFA), usando experimentos de potencial bioqu?mico de metano (PBM). As melhores condi??es experimentais da AcD em batelada (propor??o de mistura de 25-75% de HH-vinha?a; 1,0 g L-1 YE; 15 g L-1 SBFA e 100-0% de HH-vinha?a, 1,5 g L-1 YE; 45 g L-1 SBFA) levaram ? produ??o de 0,279 e 0,267 Nm3 de CH4 por kg de demanda qu?mica de oxig?nio (DQO) removida com um excedente de energia de 0,43 e 0,34 MJ kg SB-1, respectivamente. Realizaram-se experimentos de adsor??o utilizando SBFA mostrando que ? poss?vel adsorver at? 61,71 e 58,21 mg g-1 de 5-hidroximetil-2- furfuralde?do e 2-furfuralde?do, reduzindo assim a toxicidade do substrato e melhorando a produ??o de biog?s durante a AcD dos subprodutos mencionados. Posteriormente, dois sistemas anaer?bios mesof?licos alimentados continuamente com a mistura de HH e vinha?a e inoculados com SBFA e YE foram utilizados para validar os dados obtidos em batelada. Um novo reator anaer?bio de leito estruturado de est?gio ?nico (nSBR) foi comparado com um sistema acidog?nico-metanog?nico de dois est?gios, formado por um reator acidog?nico de leito estruturado (ASTBR) seguido por um reator metanog?nico UASB. A carga org?nica (OLR) (de 0,9 a 10,8 g COD L-1 d-1) aplicada em estes sistemas foi atingida pela fixa??o do tempo de reten??o hidr?ulica (HRT) nos reatores (17,5 h em nSBR; 6 h no ASTBR e 19,9 h no UASB) e a altera??o da concentra??o de DQO da alimenta??o por meio de dilui??o. Os resultados mostraram a viabilidade do uso de um sistema de dois est?gios (ASTBR / UASB) no tratamento de uma mistura HH-vinha?a, levando a uma remo??o global de DQO superior a 80% e um rendimento de metano de 0,245 Nm3 CH4 kg de COD-1r. Por sua vez, o sistema de est?gio ?nico (nSBR) levou a 65% da remo??o da DQO e 0,205 Nm3 CH4 kg de COD-1r de rendimento de metano. An?lises da comunidade microbiana do lodo coletado dos reatores anaer?bios em diferentes condi??es operacionais mostraram mudan?as estruturais e relacionais entre as comunidades microbianas dominantes, pertencentes aos g?neros Clostridium, 8 Bacteroides, Desulfovibrio, Lactobacillus, Lactococcus, Longilinea, Methanosaeta, Pleomorphomonas e Syntrophus, e as condi??es cin?ticas, hidrodin?micas e de performance dos sistemas anaer?bios. Ambos sistemas, ?nico (nSBR) e duplo (ASTBRUASB) estagio, exibiram estabilidade a longo prazo de opera??o (240 dias) com baixo ac?mulo de AGV (m?dia de 550 mgL-1 no nSBR e 625 mgL-1 no UASB). Finalmente, para cen?rios que consideram uma biorrefinaria de cana-de-a??car integrada, uma avalia??o t?cnico-econ?mica e ambiental foi realizada mostrando que o rendimento de metano ? o par?metro mais sens?vel. O melhor cen?rio mostrou, que usando um sistema anaer?bio de dois est?gios para o substrato estudado e considerando o uso de 50% do excedente do baga?o para a produ??o de etanol, foi poss?vel atingir uma taxa interna de retorno (TIR), um retorno sobre o investimento (ROI) e um per?odo de payback de 26%, 89,05% e 5,36 anos, respectivamente. Indicadores de impacto ambiental como pegada de carbono, que variou de 12,3 a 50,02 g CO2/MJ e % de redu??o de emiss?es (de 42,7 a 85,9%) para etanol 2G e processo de produ??o de biog?s foram obtidos em todos os cen?rios. Assim, os resultados evidenciaram a import?ncia do investimento em P&D e da implementa??o de Pol?ticas de Biocombust?veis, principalmente para produ??o de etanol 2G (baga?o dispon?vel), e tamb?m para a co-digest?o anaer?bia de subprodutos buscando atingir objetivos de economia circular e viabilidade global da bioferinaria de cana de a??car integrada.In this thesis anaerobic co-digestion (AcD) of sugarcane biorefinery byproducts, i.e. hemicelluloses hydrolysate (HH) (obtained by hydrothermal pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse), vinasse (generated during 1G ethanol production process), yeast extract (YE) (which can be obtained from spent/excess yeast) and sugarcane bagasse fly ashes (SBFA), was optimized by means of biochemical methane potential (BMP) experiments. The best experimental conditions of AcD (25-75% HH-to-vinasse mixture ratio; 1.0 g L-1 YE; 15 g L-1 SBFA and 100-0% HH-to-vinasse; 1.5 g L-1 YE; 45 g L-1 SBFA) led to the production of 0.279 and 0.267 Nm3 of CH4 per kg of chemical oxygen demand (COD) removed with an energy surplus of 0.43 and 0.34 MJ kg SB-1, respectively. Adsorption experiments using SBFA were carried out and showed this residue could adsorb up to 61.71 and 58.21 mg g-1 of 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furfuraldehyde and 2-furfuraldehyde, thereby reducing toxicity and improving biogas production during AcD of the aforementioned byproducts. Subsequently, two mesophilic anaerobic systems fed continuously with the mixture of HH and vinasse and inoculated with SBFA and YE were used in order to validate batch data. A single stage novel structured bed anaerobic reactor (nSBR) was compared with a two-stage acidogenic-methanogenic system formed by an acidogenic structured-bed reactor (ASTBR) followed by an UASB methanogenic reactor. The organic loading rate (OLR) (from 0.9 to 10.8 g COD L-1 d-1) applied to these systems was attained by fixing the hydraulic retention time (HRT) in the reactors (17.5 h in nSBR; 6 h in the ASTBR and 19.9 h in the UASB) and changing the influent COD concentration by means of dilution. The results showed the feasibility of applying the two-stage system (ASTBR/UASB) to treat a HH-vinasse mixture, leading to a global COD removal higher than 80% and methane yield of 0.245 Nm3 CH4 kg CODr-1. In its turn, the single stage (nSBR) system led to 65% of COD removal and 0.205 Nm3 CH4 kg CODr-1 of methane yield. Microbial community analyses of sludge collected from the single (nSBR) and twostage system (SBR/UASB) at different operational conditions revealed structural changes and the relation among the main genus found (Clostridium, Bacteroides, Desulfovibrio, Lactobacillus, Lactococcus, Longilinea, Methanosaeta, Pleomorphomonas and Syntrophus) with processes performance, kinetic and hydrodynamic parameters. Both systems (single nSBR and ASTBR-UASB) exhibited a stable long-term operation (240 days) with low VFA accumulation (average of 550 mg/L at nSBR and 625 mg/L at UASB). Finally, for scenarios that consider an integrated sugarcane biorefinery, technical-economic and environmental assessment was realized showing that methane yield is the most sensitive parameter. The better scenario showed, that using a two-stage anaerobic system for byproducts and considering the use of 50% of bagasse surplus for ethanol production, was possible achieve the internal rate of return (IRR), return on investment (ROI), and payback period of 26%,89.05% and 5.36 years respectively. Environmental impact indexes such as carbon footprint, which varied from 12.3 to 50.02 g CO2 /MJ and % of emission reduction (from 42.7 to 85.9 %) for 2G ethanol and biogas production process was obtained in all scenarios. Thus, the results evidenced the importance of investment in R&D and the implementation of Biofuel Policies especially in 2G ethanol production (available bagasse) but also in the anaerobic co-digestion of byproducts for attain its global feasibility
Sustainability concerns due to long-term depletion of fossil fuels and climate change are
responsible for a renewed interest on biofuels and biorefineries. Fuel bioethanol produced from
lignocellulosic materials using modern technology could lead to high greenhouse gases (GHG)
emissions savings. Biorefineries integrate the production of materials, chemicals, fuels, and
energy. This could maximize the value obtained from biomass and minimize environmental
impacts. Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) is considered a good source of biomass because of
its high productivity, longevity, high efficiency in water and nutrient use, and low production
cost. Although several works have studied bioethanol production from switchgrass, a complete
analysis of techno-economic and environmental sustainability for the current technology and
conditions in Uruguay is necessary to promote the sustainable national production of
bioethanol.
In this work, switchgrass was evaluated as a feedstock for the production of bioethanol
in a biorefinery located in Uruguay using a liquid hot water (LHW) pretreatment. Material and
energy use was determined for different scenarios and process configurations through process
modeling. Material and energy results were used in a techno-economic model to analyze the
effect of different parameters and configurations on the economics of the process. The
minimum ethanol selling price (MESP) obtained for ethanol in a facility producing only ethanol
and electricity was within the expected price range for advanced alcohol fuels and could
compete with oil prices above 100 /barrel.Workingonabiorefineryscenarioproducingfurfural,aceticacid,andformicacidashigh−valueco−products,decreasedtheMESP.TheMESPwassensitivetoplantsizeandtoswitchgrasscomposition.Enzymedosage,solidscontent,andhydrolysisandfermentationefficienciesaretheoperatingparameterswithhigherimpactonMESP,experimentalinformationonhowtheyarerelated(e.g.efficiencyvssolidscontent)isnecessaryformorereliableassessments.ExperimentalassayswereperformedtoevaluatethecelluloseenzymatichydrolysisofLHWpretreatedswitchgrassathighsolidscontent.LHWpretreatment(200ºC,5min)provedtobeasuitablealternativeforabiorefineryapproach.ItwasfoundthatthewashingofsolidsandinitialpHhadasignificanteffectonhydrolysisefficiency.Theeffectofsolidscontent,enzymedosage,andpartialcellulasesubstitutionbyxylanase,werestudiedexperimentally.Glucoseconcentrationandhydrolysisefficiencyweresignificantlyaffectedbysolidscontentandenzymedosage.Veryhighglucoseconcentrations(189g/L)wereachieved.Highhydrolysisefficiencieswerefoundevenforhighsolidscontent(>90dosage(40−70mgprotein/gglucan).Experimentalresultswerecombinedwiththeprocessandtechno−economicmodels.MaximizingglucoseconcentrationorhydrolysisefficiencydidnotdirectlycorrelatetominimizingtheMESP.EnzymedosageandsolidscontenthadasignificanteffectonMESPanditwasfoundthatanenzymedosageof37mgprotein/gglucanandasolidscontentof21MESP.Alifecycleassessment(LCA)wasperformedtoevaluateGHGemissionsandnon−renewablefossilenergyconsumptionassociatedwiththeproductionoffuelbioethanolinUruguayusingresultsfrommaterialandenergybalancespreviouslyobtained.GHGemissionsforbioethanolproducedinallthescenariosanalyzedwerelowerthanthereferenceemissionsforfossilfuel.ThebiorefineryscenariowasbetterthantheethanolandelectricityfacilityintermsoftheenvironmentalimpactsandthebiofuelproducedtherecouldmeetGHGreductionrequirements.Allthefactorsanalyzed(switchgrasscomposition,enzymedosage,fermentationandhydrolysisefficiencyandsolidscontent)hadasignificanteffectontheenvironmentalperformanceoffuelbioethanol,enzymeusebeingthemostsignificantfactor.WhencomparedwithotherworksforUruguay,theethanolfromthescenariowithonlyelectricityasco−producthadaworstenvironmentalperformancethanethanolfromsugarcaneandsorghumgrain.However,theethanolfromthebiorefineryscenarioperformedbetter.Otherscenariosanalyzed(e.g.lowenzymedosage)alsohadagoodenvironmentalperformance.OptimalconditionsforbotheconomicsandGHGemissionswerefoundfrommodelsbasedonexperimentaldata.Theseconditions(21environmentalperformance(welltotank:−685gCO2eq/MJethanol,GHGemissions)andgoodprocesseconomics(MESPof0.84/L). Therefore, environmentally sustainable production of
ethanol from switchgrass on a biorefinery located in Uruguay (in terms of GHG emissions and
fossil energy use) could be possible with the technology and yields currently available. Economic
sustainability for current technology and yields depends on oil prices and/or policies (carbon
taxes). Scale-up of the experimental results obtained and appropriated industrial equipment are
critical aspects of the technical feasibility.Existe un interés renovado en biocombustibles y biorefinerías debido a problemas de sustentabilidad asociados al agotamiento a largo plazo de combustibles fósiles y al cambio climático. El bioetanol combustible producido a partir de materiales lignocelulósicos con tecnologías modernas podría reducir significativamente las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero (GEI). Las biorrefinerías integran la producción de materiales, químicos, combustibles y energía. Esta integración podría maximizar el valor obtenido de la biomasa y minimizar los impactos ambientales. El switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) es considerado una buena fuente de biomasa debido a su alta productividad, longevidad, alta eficiencia en el uso de agua y nutrientes y bajos costos de producción. Aunque existen varios trabajos sobre la producción de bioetanol a partir de switchgrass, es necesario un análisis completo de la sustentabilidad técnico-económica y ambiental para la tecnología disponible y las condiciones de Uruguay para promover la producción nacional de bioetanol combustible.
En este trabajo, se evaluó el uso de switchgrass como materia prima para la producción de bioetanol combustible en una biorrefinería localizada en Uruguay. Se estudió el uso de materiales y energía para diferentes escenarios y configuraciones mediante el modelado del proceso. Los resultados de los balances de materia y energía se utilizaron en un modelo técnico-económico, con el objetivo de analizar el efecto de diferentes parámetros y configuraciones en la economía del proceso. El precio mínimo de venta de etanol en una planta que produce solamente etanol y electricidad estuvo en el rango esperado para alcoholes combustibles de avanzada y podría competir con precios de petróleo superiores a 100 US/barril.Producirfurfural,aˊcidoaceˊticoyaˊcidofoˊrmicocomoco−productosdealtovaloragregadoenunconceptodebiorrefinerıˊa,redujoelpreciomıˊnimodeventadeletanol.Elpreciomıˊnimodeventafuesensiblealaescaladeproduccioˊnyalacomposicioˊndelswitchgrass.Laseficienciasdehidrolisisyfermentacioˊn,elcontenidodesoˊlidosyladosisdeenzimasonlosparaˊmetrosoperativosconmaˊsimpactoenelmıˊnimopreciodeventa.Informacioˊnexperimentalsobrecoˊmoserelacionan(ej.eficienciavscontenidodesoˊlidos)esimportanteparaobtenerresultadosmaˊsconfiables.Serealizaronensayosexperimentalesparaevaluarlahidrolisisenzimaˊticadelacelulosaaaltoscontenidosdesoˊlidosobtenidosluegodeuntratamientodeauto−hidroˊlisis.Elpretratamientodeauto−hidroˊlisis(200ºC,5min)fueunaalternativaadecuadaparaelenfoquedebiorefinerıˊas.EllavadodelossoˊlidospretratadosyelpHinicialtuvieronunefectosignificativoenlaeficienciadehidroˊlisis.Seestudioˊexperimentalmenteelefectodelcontenidodesoˊlidos,dosisdeenzimaysustitucioˊnparcialdecelulasasporxilanasas.Tantolaconcentracioˊnfinaldeglucosacomolaeficienciadehidroˊlisissevieronafectadasporcontenidodesoˊlidos,yporladosisdeenzima.Seobtuvieronconcentracionesaltasdeglucosa(189g/L).Seencontraroneficienciasdehidroˊlisiselevadasinclusoparacontenidosdesoˊlidoaltos(>90para25resultadosexperimentalesseutilizaronenelmodelodelprocesoyenelmodeloteˊcnicoeconoˊmico.Seencontroˊquemaximizarlaconcentracioˊndeglucosaolaeficienciadehidroˊlisisnosecorrelacionadirectamenteconunareduccioˊndelpreciomıˊnimodeventa.Ladosisdeenzimayelcontenidodesoˊlidostuvieronunefectosignificativosobreelpreciodeventa,unadosisde37mgprotein/gglucanyuncontenidodesoˊlidosde21invernaderoyelconsumodeenergıˊafoˊsilnorenovableasociadosalaproduccioˊndebioetanolcombustibleenUruguay,utilizandolosresultadosdelosbalancesdemateriayenergıˊaobtenidospreviamente.EntodosloscasosestudiadoselbioetanolcombustiblepresentoˊemisionesdeGEImenoresquelasdereferenciaparacombustiblesfoˊsiles.Labiorrefinerıˊapresentoˊunmejordesempen~oambientalquelaplantaqueproduceetanolyelectricidad,yeletanolproducidoallıˊpodrıˊacumplirconlosrequerimientosdereduccionesdeGEI.Todoslosparaˊmetrosestudiados(composicioˊndelswitchgrass,dosisdeenzima,eficienciasdehidrolisisyfermentacioˊn,ycontenidodesoˊlidos)tuvieronunefectosignificativoeneldesempen~oambientaldelbioetanolcombustible,siendoelusodeenzimaelmaˊssignificativotantoenlasemisionesdeGEIcomoenelusodeenergıˊafoˊsil.ComparadoconotrosestudiosrealizadosparaUruguayeletanoldelaplantaquesoˊloproduceetanolyelectricidadtuvounpeordesempen~oqueeletanoldecan~adeazuˊcarysorgograno.Sinembargo,eletanolproducidoenlabiorrefinerıˊatuvounmejordesempen~oambiental.Otrosescenariosanalizadostambieˊnpresentaronunbuendesempen~oambiental.SeencontraronlascondicionesqueoptimizansimultaˊneamentelasemisionesGEIylaeconomıˊadelprocesoapartirdelosmodelosbasadosendatosexperimentales.Estascondiciones(21(“cunaatanque”:−685gCO2eq/MJetanol,emisionesGEI)yeconoˊmico(preciodeventa0.84US/L). La producción ambientalmente sustentable de etanol a partir de switchgrass en
una biorrefinería ubicada en Uruguay, podría realizarse con la tecnología y rendimientos
actuales. La sustentabilidad económica en estas condiciones depende del precio del petróleo y
de las políticas (ej. bonos de carbono). El escalado y el diseño de equipos industriales es un
aspecto crítico de la viabilidad técnica del proceso
Thesis (MEng)--Stellenbosch University, 2021.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The financial sustainability of the South African sugar industry is currently threatened by
difficult economic conditions, including external factors such as low sugar prices by new global
competitors, and increased production costs. Because of these challenges, some of the sugar
mills face potential closure in the future because they are no longer profitable. With this in
mind, it has been proposed that sugar mills should valorise by-products to increase profitability.
Molasses and lignocelluloses (bagasse and trash) biomasses are the two by-products of the
sugar mill as the potential first-generation (1G) and second-generation (2G) feedstocks,
respectively, for valorisation in a biorefinery context. These feedstocks are promising carbon
sources for the prominent global bio-based economy, owing to their low cost, high content of
the fermentable sugars, and relative abundance. The global demands, technological maturity,
and potential to penetrate new markets support the section of the product of interest: glutamic
acid (GA), levulinic acid (LA), succinic acid (SA), and xylitol for investigation in a biorefinery
context as a way to diversify products in a sugar mill, thereby increasing revenues.
An overall aim of this study was to determine if the profitability of sugarcane biorefineries
producing GA, LA could be further improved from the previously attained profitable scenarios
that utilised the second-generation (2G) feedstock (lignocelluloses), by further considering 1G
feedstock (A-molasses). Considered as a cleaner raw material, 1G results in the elimination of
the costly pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis processes. Furthermore, the integration of
feedstocks (1G and 2G) was investigated to evaluate the economies of scale benefits through a
sole production of GA, LA, and SA. Thereafter, multi-production of the aforementioned with
xylitol was considered.
Literature data were used to design and develop the process flow sheets for detailed
AspenPlus® process simulation models considering feed capacities of 25.4 t/h A molasses and
113.5 t/h of lignocellulose. The generated mass and energy balances data were used for techno
economic analysis for a yearly operation if 5000 hours.
With reconfigurations on the sugar mill, 1G biorefineries can benefit from utilising the existing
CHP facility or incorporating low-cost, low-pressure boiler in the 1G biorefineries. As a result,
1G biorefineries showed better economic performances than their 2G biorefinery counterpart.
The integration of feedstocks in 1G2G designs showed the economies of scale benefits,
compared to 1G-only scenarios. This was demonstrated by the decrease in minimum selling
price (MSP) from 2950/tto2102/t in 2G LA and 1G2G LA scenario, 2237/tto1745/t in 2G SA and 1G2G SA, and 2969to2205for2GGAand1G2GGAscenarios,respectively.Comparatively,multiproductfacilitiesachievedlowerMSPthanthesoleproduct1G2Gconfigurationscounterparts(2205/t vs 1926/tforGAand2600/t vs 1133/tforLA).Except1G2GSA+Xylitolat1745/t vs 1888/t.ThiscanbeaccountedforbythereductioninsalesforSAfromwhentherewasanupgradefromsoleproducttomultiproduct.Sincetechno−economicevaluationalonedoesnotfullyjustifythesustainabilityandcompetitivenessoftheproposedbiorefineriesintheeyesofinvestorsordecision−makers,astudyontheLifecycleassessmentconsideringtheenvironmentalandsocialimpactofbiorefineriescouldbefurtherinvestigated.AFRIKAANSEOPSOMMING:Diefinansie¨levolhoubaarheidvandieSuid−Afrikaansesuikerindustriewordtansbedreigdeurmoeilikeekonomiesekondisies,insluitendeksternefaktoresooslaesuikerprysedeurnuweglobalemededingers,enverhoogdeproduksiekostes.Asgevolgvanhierdieuitdagings,staarsommigevanhierdiesuikermeulepotensie¨lesluitingsindietoekomsindiegesigomdathulleniemeerwinsgewendisnie.Methierdieingedagte,isditvoorgesteldatsuikermeulebyproduktemoetvaloriseeromwinsgewendheidteverhoog.Molasseenlignosellulose(bagasseenafval)biomassaisdietweebyproduktevandiesuikermeuleasdiepotensie¨leeerste−generasie(1G)entweede−generasie(2G)voermateriale,onderskeidelik,virvalorisasiein’nbioraffinadery−konteks.Hierdievoermaterialeisbelowendekoolstofbronnevirdieprominenteglobalebio−gebaseerdeekonomie,weenshullaekoste,hoe¨inhoudvandiefermenteerbaresuikers,enrelatiewevolopheid.Dieglobalevereistes,tegnologieserypheid,enpotensiaalomnuwemarktetepenetreer,ondersteundiedeelvandieprodukinbelang:glutamiensuur(GA),levuliniensuur(LA),suksiensuur(SA),enxilitolvirondersoekin’nbioraffinadery−konteksas’nmanieromproduktetediversifiseerin’nsuikermeul,endaardeurinkomsteteverhoog.’nAlgeheledoelvanhierdiestudiewasomtebepaalofdiewinsgewendheidvansuikerrietbioraffinaderyewatGA,LAproduseer,verderkonverbeteruitwinsgewendescenario’swatvoorheenverkryisdeurdie2G−voermateriaal(lignosellulose)tegebruik,deur1G−voermateriaal(A−molasse)verderteoorweeg.Oorweegas’nskonerrou−materiaalhet1Gdieeliminasievandieduursamevoorbehandelingenensimatieseprosessetotgevolg.Verder,dieintegrasievanvoermateriaal(1Gen2G)isondersoekomdieekonomiee¨vanskaalsevoordeleteevalueerdeur’nenkel−produksievanGA,LAenSA.Daarnaismulti−produksievandievoorafgenoemdemetxilitoloorweeg.DatauitliteratuurisgebruikomdieprosesvloeikaarteteontwerpenontwikkelvirgedetailleerdeAspenPlusR◯−prosessimulasiemodellewatvoerkapasiteitevan25.4t/hA−molasseen113.5t/hlignoselluloseoorweeg.Diegegenereerdemassa−enenergiebalansesedataisgebruikvirtegno−ekonomieseanalisevir’njaarliksebedryfvan5000ure.Methersamestellingsopdiesuikermeule,kan1G−bioraffinaderyevoordeeltrekdeurdiebestaandeGekombineerdehitteenkrag(CHP)fasiliteiteofdielae−koste,lae−drukketelindie1G−bioraffinaderyeteinkorporeer.As’ngevolg,het1G−bioraffinaderyebeterekonomiesedoeltreffendheidgewysashul2G−bioraffinaderyeweknie.Dieintegrasievanvoermateriaalin1G2G−ontwerpehetdievoordelevandieekonomiee¨vanskaalgewys,invergelykingmetdie1G−alleenlikscenario’s.Hierdieisgedemonstreerdeurdieafnamein(MinimumVerkoopprys)MSPvan2950/t tot 2102/tin2GLAen1G2GLA−scenario,2237/t tot 1745/tin2GSAen1G2GSA,en2643 tot 2794vir2GGAen1G2GGA−scenario’s.Invergelykinghetmulti−produkfasiliteitelaerMSPsteenoordieenkel−produk1G2G−konfugirasiesseewekniee¨bereik(2205/t vs. 1926/tvirGAen2600/t vs. 1133/tvirLA).Buiten1G2GSA+xilitolby1745/t vs. $1888/t. Hierdie kan verduidelik word deur
die reduksie in verkope vir SA vandat daar opgradering van enkel-produk tot multi-produk
was.
Aangesien tegno-ekonomiese evaluasie alleen nie die volhoubaarheid en mededingendheid
van die voorgestelde bioraffinaderye ten volle regverdig in die oë van beleggers of
besluitnemers nie, kan ’n studie op die lewensiklusassessering, wat die omgewings- en sosiale
impak van bioraffinaderye oorweeg, verder ondersoek word.Master