An Approach to Identify the Suitable Plant Location for Miscanthus-Based Ethanol Industry: A Case Study in Ontario, Canada
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methodology
2.1. Study Area
2.2. System Boundary and Assumptions
Scenario | Land class | Soil type | Crop rotation | Yield, tDM/ha | Cost, $/tDM | * Emission, kg-CO2e/tDM |
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S1 | 1 & 2 | Silt loam-clay loom | Corn-soy rotation | 11.14 | 62.63 | −28.58 |
S2 | 3 | Sandy-clay | Continuous soybean rotation | 10.03 | 65.67 | −88.77 |
S3 | 3 | Sandy-clay | Corn-corn-forage-forage rotation | 10.03 | 65.67 | 167.47 |
S4 | 4 & 5 | Sandy loam | Long term pasture | 8.35 | 71.50 | 167.67 |
2.3. Transportation
2.4. Ethanol Production
2.4.1. Pre-Treatment
2.4.2. Fermentation, Distillation and Purification
2.4.3. Waste Management
2.5. Cost Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Net Energy Consumption
3.2. Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emission (CO2e)
3.3. Production Cost
3.4. Sensitivity Analysis
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Roy, P.; Dutta, A.; Deen, B. An Approach to Identify the Suitable Plant Location for Miscanthus-Based Ethanol Industry: A Case Study in Ontario, Canada. Energies 2015, 8, 9266-9281. https://doi.org/10.3390/en8099266
Roy P, Dutta A, Deen B. An Approach to Identify the Suitable Plant Location for Miscanthus-Based Ethanol Industry: A Case Study in Ontario, Canada. Energies. 2015; 8(9):9266-9281. https://doi.org/10.3390/en8099266
Chicago/Turabian StyleRoy, Poritosh, Animesh Dutta, and Bill Deen. 2015. "An Approach to Identify the Suitable Plant Location for Miscanthus-Based Ethanol Industry: A Case Study in Ontario, Canada" Energies 8, no. 9: 9266-9281. https://doi.org/10.3390/en8099266