Table 2 Biorefinery electricity consumption by area per liter of jet fuel of produced
From: Hydrocarbon bio-jet fuel from bioconversion of poplar biomass: techno-economic assessment
Process | kWh |
|---|---|
Feedstock handling | 0.03 |
Pretreatment | 0.20 |
Hydrolysis and fermentation | 0.10 |
Ethylene compressor | 0.11 |
Wastewater treatment | 0.11 |
Utilities | 0.11 |
Boiler area | 0.05 |
Natural gas reforming | 0.06 |
Lignin gasification | 0.38 |