Team:Edinburgh/Biorefinery

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Biorefinery

A feasibility study of the engineering design and economics of a biorefinery plant concerned with the synergistic breakdown of cellulose.


Contents

What is a biorefinery?

Raw Materials

Science and Engineering

Pre-treatment

Lignin treatment

Cellulose degradation and potential products

Combined heat and power (CHP)

Process flow diagram (PFD)

Economics of biorefineries