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Biodiesel from Bark and Black Liquor-A Techno-Economic, Social, and Environmental Assessment

Hansson, Julia
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Klugman, Sofia
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Loennqvist, Tomas
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January 1, 2024
Energies

A techno-economic assessment and environmental and social sustainability assessments of novel Fischer-Tropsch (FT) biodiesel production from the wet and dry gasification of biomass-based residue streams (bark and black liquor from pulp production) for transport applications are presented. A typical French kraft pulp mill serves as the reference case and large-scale biofuel-production-process integration is explored. Relatively low greenhouse gas emission levels can be obtained for the FT biodiesel (total span: 16-83 g CO2eq/MJ in the assessed EU countries). Actual process configuration and low-carbon electricity are critical for overall performance. The site-specific social assessment indicates an overall positive social effect for local community, value chain actors, and society. Important social aspects include (i) job creation potential, (ii) economic development through job creation and new business opportunities, and (iii) health and safety for workers. For social risks, the country of implementation is important. Heat and electricity use are the key contributors to social impacts. The estimated production cost for biobased crude oil is about 13 euro/GJ, and it is 14 euro/GJ (0.47 euro/L or 50 euro/MWh) for the FT biodiesel. However, there are uncertainties, i.e., due to the low technology readiness level of the gasification technologies, especially wet gasification. However, the studied concept may provide substantial GHG reduction compared to fossil diesel at a relatively low cost.

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research article
DOI
10.3390/en17010099
Web of Science ID

WOS:001139291200001

Author(s)
Hansson, Julia
Klugman, Sofia
Loennqvist, Tomas
Elginoz, Nilay
Granacher, Julia  
Hasselberg, Pavinee
Hedman, Fredrik
Efraimsson, Nora
Johnsson, Sofie
Poulikidou, Sofia
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Date Issued

2024-01-01

Publisher

MDPI

Published in
Energies
Volume

17

Issue

1

Start page

99

Subjects

Technology

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Biofuel

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Gasification

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Pulp

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Bark

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Black Liquor

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Techno-Economic Assessment

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Life Cycle Assessment

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Social Impacts

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Fischer-Tropsch Diesel

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

Written at

EPFL

EPFL units
SCI-STI-FM  
FunderGrant Number

European Union

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February 21, 2024
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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/205021
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