Optimally designed solvent system for lignocellulosic biomass conversion supported by property predictions

Sustainable Energy & Fuels, vol. 6, pp. 2734–2744

Abstract

A computational screening combined with experimental biomass conversion shows that GVL-based hydrolysis can be designed to optimality and the conventionally selected co-solvent toluene would result in higher process operating costs than ethylbenzene.

Authors 7

1. Kaan Karacasulu Aachen AVT-Process Systems Engineering

   RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   AVT Process Systems Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany

2. Alexander Walter Wilhelm Echtermeyer Aachen AVT-Process Systems Engineering

   RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   AVT Process Systems Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany

3. Christoph Kabatnik Aachen AVT-Process Systems Engineering

   RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   AVT Process Systems Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany

4. Jan Scheffczyk Aachen Institute of Technical Thermodynamics

   RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   Institute of Technical Thermodynamics, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany

5. André Bardow Aachen Institute of Technical Thermodynamics

   Forschungszentrum Jülich · ETH Zurich · Jülich Aachen Research Alliance · Institute of Energy and Process Engineering · RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   Energy Systems Engineering (IEK-10), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany

   Energy and Process Systems Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland

   Institute of Technical Thermodynamics, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany

   JARA-ENERGY, 52056 Aachen, Germany

6. Jörn Viell Aachen AVT-Process Systems Engineering

   RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   AVT Process Systems Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany

7. Alexander Mitsos corresponding Aachen AVT-Process Systems Engineering

   Forschungszentrum Jülich · Jülich Aachen Research Alliance · RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   AVT Process Systems Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany

   Energy Systems Engineering (IEK-10), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany

   JARA-ENERGY, 52056 Aachen, Germany