TY - JOUR
T1 - Use of optimization tools for decision-making
T2 - 28th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
AU - García-Velásquez, Carlos A.
AU - Leduc, Sylvain
AU - Van Der Meer, Yvonne
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors acknowledge the International Institute of Applied Science Analysis (IIASA) for assistance and support during the development of this work through the Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP). The authors would also like to thank Stefan Frank for providing the databases of biomass availability in Europe to develop our model. Additionally, this research received funding from the EU Horizon 2020 program under Marie Sklodowska-Curie Grant Agreement No. 764713, ITN Project FibreNet.
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020/1/1
Y1 - 2020/1/1
N2 - Plastic is one of the most versatile materials, but its production relies on fossil-based resources that have been linked to the increase in GHG emissions. In this sense, biobased plastics arise as an alternative to completely or partly substitute these fossil-based plastics. Nevertheless, it is still unclear if the use of biomass for the production of bioplastics can mitigate the environmental impact of fossil-based plastics and simultaneously provide economic benefits. The proper design of biomass supply chains plays an important role in the development of biobased plastics; however, economic criteria (e.g., maximization of revenues) is the most used parameter to optimize the supply chain, whereas environmental criteria are barely considered. For this purpose, we propose an optimization model that evaluates different supply chain configurations for the production of biobased polyethylene terephthalate (PET) using sugar beet and wheat. The optimization model accounts for the production costs and environmental costs through different methodologies, such as the Life Cycle Costing (LCC) and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), respectively. We found that the production of biobased terephthalic acid (TPA) directly influences the economic profitability of 100% biobased PET. The selection of feedstock and carbon tax scenario play an important role in the development of biobased supply chains.
AB - Plastic is one of the most versatile materials, but its production relies on fossil-based resources that have been linked to the increase in GHG emissions. In this sense, biobased plastics arise as an alternative to completely or partly substitute these fossil-based plastics. Nevertheless, it is still unclear if the use of biomass for the production of bioplastics can mitigate the environmental impact of fossil-based plastics and simultaneously provide economic benefits. The proper design of biomass supply chains plays an important role in the development of biobased plastics; however, economic criteria (e.g., maximization of revenues) is the most used parameter to optimize the supply chain, whereas environmental criteria are barely considered. For this purpose, we propose an optimization model that evaluates different supply chain configurations for the production of biobased polyethylene terephthalate (PET) using sugar beet and wheat. The optimization model accounts for the production costs and environmental costs through different methodologies, such as the Life Cycle Costing (LCC) and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), respectively. We found that the production of biobased terephthalic acid (TPA) directly influences the economic profitability of 100% biobased PET. The selection of feedstock and carbon tax scenario play an important role in the development of biobased supply chains.
KW - Biopolymers
KW - Decision Support
KW - Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
KW - Sugar Beet
KW - Supply Chain
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85097388922&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Conference article in journal
SN - 2282-5819
SP - 987
EP - 996
JO - European Biomass Conference and Exhibition Proceedings
JF - European Biomass Conference and Exhibition Proceedings
Y2 - 6 July 2020 through 9 July 2020
ER -