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DrAntonioDel Rio Chanona

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering

Senior Lecturer
 
 
 
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ACE ExtensionSouth Kensington Campus

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Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Zhang:2018:10.1016/j.spc.2018.05.002,
author = {Zhang, D and del, Rio-Chanona EA and Shah, N},
doi = {10.1016/j.spc.2018.05.002},
journal = {Sustainable Production and Consumption},
pages = {109--118},
title = {Life cycle assessments for biomass derived sustainable biopolymer & energy co-generation},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2018.05.002},
volume = {15},
year = {2018}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Sustainable polymers derived from biomass have been considered as promising candidates to reduce the dependency on fossil based polymers. In this study, a conceptual process design was conducted for citrus waste derived biopolymer production with energy co-generation, and its eco-friendliness was evaluated through life cycle assessment by comparison against a petroleum derived polymer production process. Based on the current research, two original conclusions were proposed. The first one is that energy-efficient separation techniques are of critical importance for the design of eco-friendly chemical processes. Only focusing on the use of sustainable feedstocks with high conversion reactions cannot guarantee an environmentally-friendly final product. The second one is that biomass should be considered not only as a raw material, but more importantly, as an energy source for the sustainable synthesis of biochemicals. In other words, a sustainable process should be designed such that a portion of biomass is used to provide clean energy for process operation, with the rest converted for product generation.
AU  - Zhang,D
AU  - del,Rio-Chanona EA
AU  - Shah,N
DO  - 10.1016/j.spc.2018.05.002
EP  - 118
PY  - 2018///
SN  - 2352-5509
SP  - 109
TI  - Life cycle assessments for biomass derived sustainable biopolymer & energy co-generation
T2  - Sustainable Production and Consumption
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2018.05.002
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/60802
VL  - 15
ER  -
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