Journal
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
Volume 53, Issue -, Pages 1486-1499Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2015.09.070
Keywords
Lignocellulosic biomass; Techno-economic analysis; Life cycle assessment; Thermochemical conversion
Funding
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
- North West Upgrading Inc.
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Bioenergy derived from biomass provides a promising energy alternative and can reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated from fossil fuels. Biomass-based thermochemical conversion technologies have been acknowledged as apt options to convert bioresources into bioenergy; this bioenergy includes electricity, heat, and fuels/chemicals in solid, liquid, and gaseous phases. In this review, the techno-economic and life cycle assessment of these technologies (combustion, gasification, pyrolysis, liquefaction, carbonization, and co-firing) are summarized. Specific indicators (production costs in a techno-economic analysis,, functional units and environmental impacts in a life cycle analysis) for different technologies were compared. Finally, gaps in research and future trends in biomass thermochemical conversion were identified. This review could be used to guide future research related to economic and environmental benefits of bioenergy. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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