Abstract:

Biorefinery, as a novel fuel production mode and a supplementary industry to oil refinery, plays an important role in the development of biomass energy in China. Being at the initial stage, biorefinery in China faces many challenges from different facets, such as raw material, technology and so on. Based on the situation of its development in China, a new idea is analyzed that biorefinery and oil refinery could be integrated in a biorefinery enterprise construction in appropriate areas. A case of a fuel ethanol project is studied to compare the two strategies of integrated construction and separate construction with regards to production cost, future development and raw materials supply. The results show that the integrated construction strategy could promote the sustainable development of energy and chemical industry in China.