TY - JOUR
T1 - Agro Food Wastes and Innovative Pretreatments to Meet Biofuel Demand in Europe
AU - Procentese, Alessandra
AU - Raganati, Francesca
AU - Olivieri, Giuseppe
AU - Russo, Maria Elena
AU - De La Feld, Marco
AU - Marzocchella, Antonio
PY - 2019/5
Y1 - 2019/5
N2 - The use of agricultural residues (AR) and agro-food waste (AFW) as potential feedstocks for the production of second-generation ethanol and butanol is reviewed. The maximum biofuel production rate from AR and AFW was estimated on the basis of the feedstock availability rate, the average composition, and the biofuel yields reported in the literature. According to the estimations, the contribution of ethanol and butanol to current European biofuel accounts could be 32 and 23 % if traditional pretreatments are applied, and 40 and 19 % if they are produced by innovative pretreatments, respectively. Finally, the analysis was applied to a local scenario (Campania, Italy), with a view to potential decentralized exploitation of AR and AFW.
AB - The use of agricultural residues (AR) and agro-food waste (AFW) as potential feedstocks for the production of second-generation ethanol and butanol is reviewed. The maximum biofuel production rate from AR and AFW was estimated on the basis of the feedstock availability rate, the average composition, and the biofuel yields reported in the literature. According to the estimations, the contribution of ethanol and butanol to current European biofuel accounts could be 32 and 23 % if traditional pretreatments are applied, and 40 and 19 % if they are produced by innovative pretreatments, respectively. Finally, the analysis was applied to a local scenario (Campania, Italy), with a view to potential decentralized exploitation of AR and AFW.
KW - Agro-food wastes
KW - Biofuels
KW - Biorefineries
KW - Lignocellulose
KW - Pretreatment
U2 - 10.1002/ceat.201800459
DO - 10.1002/ceat.201800459
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85062788274
SN - 0930-7516
VL - 42
SP - 954
EP - 961
JO - Chemical Engineering and Technology
JF - Chemical Engineering and Technology
IS - 5
ER -