Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 150, Issue -, Pages 407-411Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.08.057
Keywords
Sawdust; Ethanol; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Net energy consumption; GHG emissions
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The life cycle of ethanol derived from sawdust by enzymatic hydrolysis process is evaluated to determine if environmentally preferable and economically viable ethanol can be produced. Two scenarios are considered to estimate net energy consumption, greenhouse gas (GHG) emission and production costs. The estimated net energy consumption, GHG emission and production costs are 12.29-13.37 MJ/L, 0.75-0.92 kg CO2 e/L and about $0.98-$1.04/L, respectively depending on the scenarios of this study. The result confirmed that environmental benefit can be gained with present technologies; however, economic viability remains doubtful unless Feed-in Tariff (FIT) is considered. The production cost of ethanol reduces to $0.5/L, if FiT is considered to be $0.025/MJ. This study indicates that the implementation of FIT program for ethanol industry not only helps Ontario mitigate GHG emissions, but may also attract more investment and create rural employment opportunities. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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