relation: https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/12588/
title: Techno-economic evaluation of third-generation bioethanol production utilizing the macroalgae waste: A case study in Malaysia
creator: Chong, T.Y.
creator: Cheah, S.A.
creator: Ong, C.T.
creator: Wong, L.Y.
creator: Goh, C.R.
creator: Tan, I.S.
creator: Foo, H.C.Y.
creator: Lam, M.K.
creator: Lim, S.
description: Production of third-generation bioethanol from macroalgae cellulosic residue (MCR) has received increasing interest from researchers to utilize waste for valuable product creation effectively. In this study, a techno-economic assessment to produce anhydrous bioethanol from MCR in Malaysia had been conducted by using Aspen Plus V10 and other computer-aided softwares. Kota Kinabalu Industrial Park at Sabah was identified and selected as a proper location to produce the anhydrous bioethanol based on a framework structured by the Triple Bottom Line. The overall results from the present study showed that 15833.3 kg/h of MCR was required to produce 7626 kg/h of anhydrous bioethanol. It was also found that the energy utilization could be reduced up to 32 with net energy ratio of 0.53 after implementing the Heat Exchanges Networks Synthesis and a series of process optimization. In 20 years of plant life, the pay-back period was 8 years with an internal rate of return of 23.17. The minimum selling price of anhydrous bioethanol was estimated to be  0.54/kg and able to compete with the market prices of bioethanol derived from other feedstocks. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd
publisher: Elsevier Ltd
date: 2020
type: Article
type: PeerReviewed
identifier:   Chong, T.Y. and Cheah, S.A. and Ong, C.T. and Wong, L.Y. and Goh, C.R. and Tan, I.S. and Foo, H.C.Y. and Lam, M.K. and Lim, S.  (2020) Techno-economic evaluation of third-generation bioethanol production utilizing the macroalgae waste: A case study in Malaysia.  Energy, 210.   ISSN 03605442     
relation: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85089245700&doi=10.1016%2fj.energy.2020.118491&partnerID=40&md5=283218884e1fcea4c2ffe1ff8da9816a
relation: 10.1016/j.energy.2020.118491
identifier: 10.1016/j.energy.2020.118491