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Agro Food Wastes and Innovative Pretreatments to Meet Biofuel Demand in Europe
Author(s) -
Procentese Alessandra,
Raganati Francesca,
Olivieri Giuseppe,
Russo Maria Elena,
De La Feld Marco,
Marzocchella Antonio
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chemical engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-4125
pISSN - 0930-7516
DOI - 10.1002/ceat.201800459
Subject(s) - biofuel , raw material , production (economics) , environmental science , agriculture , pulp and paper industry , ethanol fuel , butanol , bioenergy , ethanol , waste management , chemistry , economics , engineering , biology , microeconomics , organic chemistry , ecology
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.