DWSIM-Based Process Simulation and Exergy Analysis of Bioethanol Production from Rice Husk
by
Jimoh Muktar
and
Toyese Oyegoke
Abstract
The growing concerns over fossil fuel dependency have motivated the exploration of sustainable biofuel alternatives. However, the practice of utilizing first-generation bioethanol production obtained majorly from food crops threat food supply market and poses threat to food security and land use. As a way forward, second-generation bioethanol from biomass, such as rice husk, an abundant agricultural residue, could potentially offer a promising pathway. Yet, its conversion remains energy-intensiv [...]