Process design and life cycle assessment of furfural and glucose co-production derived from palm oil empty fruit bunches.

ABSTRACT: In light of environmental issues, lignocellulosic empty fruit bunch (EFB) biomass is promoted as a carbon-neutral, environmentally friendly, and renewable alternative feedstock. A comprehensive environmental assessment of EFB biorefineries is critical for determining their sustainability in parallel with the bioeconomy policy. Nonetheless, no life cycle assessment (LCA) has been performed on co-producing food and biochemicals (furfural and glucose) derived from EFB biomass. This research is the first to evaluate the environmental performance of the furfural and glucose co-production processes from EFB biomass. Environmental analysis is conducted using a prospective gate-to-gate LCA for four impact categories, including global warming potential (GWP), acidification (ADP), eutrophication (EP

SUBMITTER: Ng ZW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9543934 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature