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Methodology for the design and comparison of optimal production configurations of first and first and second generation ethanol with power

François Maréchal, Rami Bechara, Jean-Marc Schweitzer

This article applies a systematic methodology to the optimization and comparison of two sugarcane conversion processes of great potential: the production of first generation ethanol and electricity in an integrated distillery and cogeneration plant (1G+COG ...

2016

Robust optimization for strategic energy planning

Michel Bierlaire, François Maréchal, Stefano Moret

Long-term planning for energy systems is often based on deterministic economic optimization and forecasts of fuel prices.When fuel price evolution is underestimated, the consequence is a low penetration of renewables and more efficient technologies in favo ...

2016

Methodology for the optimal design of an integrated first and second generation ethanol production plant combined with power cogeneration

François Maréchal, Rami Bechara, Jean-Marc Schweitzer

The application of methodologies for the optimal design of integrated processes has seen increased interest in literature. This article builds on previous works and applies a systematic methodology to an integrated first and second generation ethanol produ ...

2016

Environmental, Energetic and Economic Evaluation of Implementing a Supercritical Fluid-Based Nanocellulose Production Process in a Sugarcane Biorefinery

François Maréchal, Juliana Queiroz Albarelli

Nanocellulose, which is a disintegration product of plant cellulose, has recently come to public attention because of its great mechanical properties combined with renewability and biodegradability. From an environmental point-of-view, nanocellulose has sh ...

AIDIC Servizi S.r.l.2016

Comparative techno-economic assessment and LCA of selected integrated sugarcane-based biorefineries

Edgard Gnansounou, Elia Mercedes Ruiz Pachon, Pavel Vaskan

This work addresses the economic and environmental performance of integrated biorefineries based on sugarcane juice and residues. Four multiproduct scenarios were considered; two from sugar mills and the others from ethanol distilleries. They are integrate ...

Elsevier2015

The ethanol sensors made from alpha-Fe2O3 decorated with multiwall carbon nanotubes

László Forró, Klara Hernadi

Thin film ethanol sensors made from alpha-Fe2O3 decorated with multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were manufactured by the electron beam deposition method. The morphology of the decorated alpha-Fe2O3/MWCNTs (25:1 weight ratios) nanocomposite powder was in ...

Techno-Press2015

Comparative Evaluation of Three Sugarcane Supply Strategies in Colombia: Logistics, Energy and GHG Emissions

François Maréchal, Jairo Alexander Lozano Moreno

Sugarcane-based ethanol in Colombia has a prospective opportunity to explore the production of ethanol from lignocellulosic biomass taking into account that a large amount of generated residues (between 50 and 100 t/ha) are left on the field after green ha ...

2015

Double-effect distillation and thermal integration applied to the ethanol production process

Adriano Viana Ensinas

A double-effect distillation system allows a significant reduction in energy consumption, since the condensers and reboilers of different columns can be integrated thermally. To achieve this goal, some columns operate under a vacuum, while others operate c ...

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2015

Valorization of sugarcane biorefinery residues using supercritical water gasification: A case study and perspectives

François Maréchal, Adriano Viana Ensinas, Alberto Mian

The present study evaluates the use of supercritical fluid technology, particularly supercritical water gasification (SCWG), to add value to residues from a sugarcane biorefinery that produces first and second generation ethanol. This case study aims at el ...

2015

Valorization of sugarcane biorefinery residues using supercritical water gasification: A case study and perspectives

François Maréchal, Adriano Viana Ensinas, Alberto Mian

2015

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