A Review of Process-Design Challenges for Industrial Fermentation of Butanol from Crude Glycerol by Non-Biphasic Clostridium pasteurianum

T Sarchami, G Munch, E Johnson, S Kießlich… - Fermentation, 2016 - mdpi.com
Butanol, produced via traditional acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) fermentation, suffers from
low yield and productivity. In this article, a non-ABE butanol production process is reviewed …

Current status and future trends of computer-aided process design, applied to purification of liquid biofuels, using process intensification: A short review

JG Segovia-Hernández, E Sánchez-Ramírez - Chemical Engineering and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biorefineries offer very interesting challenges and opportunities associated with the
separation and purification of complex biomass components. Separation and purification …

Multi-objective optimization of intensified processes for the purification of levulinic acid involving economic and environmental objectives

H Alcocer-García, JG Segovia-Hernández… - … and Processing-Process …, 2019 - Elsevier
Levulinic acid obtained from acid hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass is considered within
the twelve main chemicals from biomass in terms of economic potential due to its large …

Feedstock planning and optimization of a sustainable distributed configuration biorefinery for biojet fuel production via ATJ process

RM Rivas‐Interian, E Sanchez‐Ramirez… - Biofuels, Bioproducts …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, the production and consumption of fossil jet fuel have increased as a
consequence of a rise in the number of passengers and goods transported by air. Despite …

Furfural production from agricultural residues using different intensified separation and pretreatment alternatives. Economic and environmental assessment

G Contreras-Zarazúa, M Martin-Martin… - … and Processing-Process …, 2022 - Elsevier
Agricultural residues are considered abundant raw materials that can be used to produce
valuable chemicals like furfural. Currently, furfural production is characterized by extensive …

Inherently safer design and optimization of intensified separation processes for furfural production

G Contreras-Zarazúa, E Sánchez-Ramírez… - Industrial & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Currently furfural production has been the subject of increased interest because it is a
biobased chemical able to compete with fossil-based chemicals. Furfural is characterized by …

Synthesis and optimization of sustainable processes based on liquid-liquid extraction to purify methyl ethyl ketone

E Sánchez-Ramírez, S Hernández… - … and Processing-Process …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Methyl-Ethyl Ketone (MEK) is a promising bulk chemical and can be produced in a
biochemical route from biomass. Within this route, two azeotropes are formed because of the …

Design and intensification of distillation processes for furfural and co-products purification considering economic, environmental, safety and control issues

G Contreras-Zarazúa, ME Jasso-Villegas… - … and Processing-Process …, 2021 - Elsevier
Furfural is one of those promising chemicals obtained from biomass that is able to compete
with petrochemicals. The purification of furfural is one the most critical stages during its …

Multi-objective optimization involving cost and control properties in reactive distillation processes to produce diphenyl carbonate

G Contreras-Zarazúa, JA Vázquez-Castillo… - Computers & Chemical …, 2017 - Elsevier
Polycarbonate has a very extensive commercial application thanks to its multiple physical
properties. The environmental problems associated with the conventional process to obtain …

[HTML][HTML] Prospects & potential of biobutanol production integrated with organophilic pervaporation–A techno-economic assessment

W Van Hecke, E Joossen-Meyvis, H Beckers… - Applied Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
The technical feasilibity of integrating ABE fermentations with organophilic pervaporation
has been described and demonstrated numerous times. However, engineering guidelines …