• Economic viability and life cycle assessment of levulinic acid and hydrochar production via catalytic hydrothermal process of waste lignocellulosic biomass: A comparison of feedstock types

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Document Title

Economic viability and life cycle assessment of levulinic acid and hydrochar production via catalytic hydrothermal process of waste lignocellulosic biomass: A comparison of feedstock types

Author

Nakason K.

Name from Authors Collection

Kuboon S.

Scopus Author ID

36968110400

ORCID ID

0000-0002-2643-2157

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Phanthuwongpakdee J.

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Kraithong W.

Scopus Author ID

57191273602

ORCID ID

0000-0002-5318-5446

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Jiratanachotikul A.

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Panyapinyopol B.

Scopus Author ID

8252329800

ORCID ID

NULL

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Kanokkantapong V.

Affiliations

Department of Sanitary Engineering, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Center of Excellence on Environmental Health and Toxicology (EHT), OPS, MHESI, Bangkok, Thailand; National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Pathumthani, Thailand; Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand; Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand; Research Unit: Waste Utilization and Ecological Risk Assessment, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

Type

Article

Source Title

Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering

ISSN

26660164

Year

2025

Volume

11

Open Access

All Open Access; Gold Open Access; Green Open Access

Publisher

Elsevier Ltd

DOI

10.1016/j.cscee.2025.101217

Abstract

Techno economic (TEA) and life cycle assessments (LCA) were conducted to compare the feasibility for scaling up of levulinic acid (LA) and hydrochar (HC) production from five biomass types. This investigation demonstrated for the first time the potential of reusing HC as fuel for LA production. Molasses (ML) yielded the highest LA product, while corn stalk (CS) demonstrated superior economic viability (22.81 % internal rate of return) due to its lower feedstock cost and HC reuse as an energy source. While, ML-based LA had the lowest environmental impact (27.61 kg CO2 eq./kg LA), emphasizing the importance of biomass selection. © 2025 The Authors

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CC BY-NC-ND

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