caa a22 4500 606169512 CHVBK 20210128100712.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151001xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10098-015-0945-6 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10098-015-0945-6 A comprehensive techno-economic analysis tool to validate long-term viability of emerging biorefining processes [Elektronische Daten] [Sumesh Sukumara, Joseph Amundson, Fazleena Badurdeen, Jeffrey Seay] As recent research continues to explore possibilities for developing renewable biofuels, there arises a need for a supporting framework that can guide the research along a path that will lead to long-term techno-economic viability. Processing of biomass into various marketable products requires a well-planned strategy from an investment, agriculture, management, and policy-making perspective. This novel techno-economic analysis tool encompasses multiple process and supply chain models into a comprehensive decision support tool. Incorporation of detailed upstream and downstream processes not only gives an opportunity to accommodate fundamental research, but also allows for the incorporation of the effects of future uncertainties. This claim is further validated by performing a case study on a biological process to convert locally available corn stover to ethanol. The results obtained show that unique integration of process simulation, supply chain optimization, and discrete event simulation can be used to validate the long-term economic viability of a biorefining process. Analysis demonstrates that the developed decision support tool can be applied to estimate long-term economic and environmental viability of potential biorefining processes in any given region of interest. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2015 Biofuel nationallicence Supply chain nationallicence Optimization nationallicence Integrated biorefinery nationallicence Simulation nationallicence Ethanol nationallicence Biomass nationallicence Sukumara Sumesh Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky, 40506, Lexington, KY, USA aut Amundson Joseph Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, 40506, Lexington, KY, USA aut Badurdeen Fazleena Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, 40506, Lexington, KY, USA aut Seay Jeffrey Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky, 40506, Lexington, KY, USA aut Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy Springer Berlin Heidelberg 17/7(2015-10-01), 1793-1806 1618-954X 17:7<1793 2015 17 10098 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-015-0945-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-015-0945-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sukumara Sumesh Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky, 40506, Lexington, KY, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Amundson Joseph Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, 40506, Lexington, KY, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Badurdeen Fazleena Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, 40506, Lexington, KY, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Seay Jeffrey Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky, 40506, Lexington, KY, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy Springer Berlin Heidelberg 17/7(2015-10-01), 1793-1806 1618-954X 17:7<1793 2015 17 10098