Sustainable biopolymer synthesis via superstructure and multiobjective optimization
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Author(s)
del Rio-Chanona, Ehecatl Antonio
Zhang, Dongda
Shah, Nilay
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Sustainable polymers derived from biomass have great potential to replace petrochemical based polymers and fulfill the ever-increasing market demand. To facilitate their industrialization, in this research, a comprehensive superstructure reaction network comprising a large number of reaction pathways from biomass to both commercialized and newly proposed polymers is constructed. To consider economic performance and environmental impact simultaneously, both process profit and green chemistry metrics are embedded into the multiobjective optimization framework, and MINLP is used to enable the effective selection of promising biopolymer candidates. Through this proposed approach, this study identifies the best biopolymer candidates and their most profitable and environmentally friendly synthesis routes under different scenarios. Moreover, the stability of optimization results regarding the price of raw materials and polymers and the effect of process scale on the investment cost are discussed in detail. These results, therefore, pave the way for future research on the production of sustainable biopolymers.
Date Issued
2017-07-31
Date Acceptance
2017-07-10
Citation
AIChE Journal, 2017, 64 (1), pp.91-103
ISSN
0001-1541
Publisher
Wiley
Start Page
91
End Page
103
Journal / Book Title
AIChE Journal
Volume
64
Issue
1
Copyright Statement
© 2017 American Institute of Chemical Engineers. This is the accepted version of the article, which has been published in final form at https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aic.15877
Sponsor
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Identifier
http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000417648900009&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=1ba7043ffcc86c417c072aa74d649202
Grant Number
EP/J016454/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Engineering, Chemical
Engineering
sustainable biopolymer
superstructure optimization
multiobjective optimization
green chemistry metrics
MINLP
NEXT-GENERATION BIOFUELS
BIO-BASED CHEMICALS
LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS
BIOHYDROGEN PRODUCTION
GAMMA-VALEROLACTONE
POLYMERS
LIMONENE
FUELS
PLATFORM
SOLVENT
Publication Status
Published