Zahra Khounani, Normy Norfiza Abdul Razak, Homa Hosseinzadeh-Bandbafha, Meysam Madadi, Fubao Sun, Pouya Mohammadi, T M Indra Mahlia, Mortaza Aghbashlo, Meisam Tabatabaei
This study assesses the environmental impact of pine chip-based biorefinery processes, focusing on bioethanol, xylonic acid, and lignin production. A cradle-to-gate Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is employed, comparing a novel biphasic pretreatment method (TsOH/pentanol, Sc-1) with conventional sulfuric acid pretreatment (H2 SO4 , Sc-2). The analysis spans biomass handling, pretreatment, enzymatic hydrolysis, yeast fermentation, and distillation. Sc-1 yielded an environmental impact of 1.45E+01 kPt, predominantly affecting human health (96...
January 25, 2024: Environmental Research