Techno-economic assessment and logistics management of biomass in the conversion progress to bioenergy

• Published in: Sustainable energy technologies and assessments 2023-02, Vol.55, p.102991, Article 102991
• Main Authors: Duc Bui, Viet, Phuong Vu, Hoang, Phuong Nguyen, Hoang, Quang Duong, Xuan, Tuyen Nguyen, Dinh, Tuan Pham, Minh, Quy Phong Nguyen, Phuoc
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Bioenergy; Biomass; Logistics management; Techno-economic assessment; Thermochemical process
• ISSN: 2213-1388
• DOI: 10.1016/j.seta.2022.102991

[Display omitted] •Biomass is considered as potential renewable source for biofuel conversion.•Thermochemical process for biomass conversion to biofuels are presented.•Techno-economic assessment for biomass conversion process is carefully presented.•Role of management strategy for logistics in biomass-based biorefinery is analyzed. Biomass has been known as a potential energy source for biofuel production to replace fossil fuels aiming to minimize greenhouse gas emissions. However, one of the hurdles to prevent biomass from being widely utilized as energy and producing fuel is its high cost because there has not still an efficient biofuel production technique, proper techno-economic assessment and logistics management strategy. In this paper, the application of the thermochemical process in the conversion of biomass to bioenergy was comprehensively presented. Besides, the techno-economic feasibility of converting agricultural biomass into biofuels was also carefully assessed according to the technical characteristics and applicability of the thermo-chemical techniques. Furthermore, this paper also mentioned significant logistics management features like supply-driven and demand-driven collection, storage at intermediate facilities, biomass collection in various forms, inter-modal delivery for transporting in long-distance, deterioration of biomass quality, biomass pre-processing planning, and operational-level transportation planning. Generally, biomass-derived biofuels could become the most efficient and appealing bioenergy. Nevertheless, production on a large scale is still a challenge, and it is critical to develop innovative technology to improve the efficiency of biofuel production and seek efficient biomass logistics management to meet the energy demand at present and in the future.