从草到蛋白质:评估机械化学辅助提取用于可持续食品生产的经济可行性
Bernardo Castro-Dominguez1, Oscar Selway Mindrina1, Madhurima Dutta1
1Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K.
概括
草原可以通过生物炼油厂转化为可持续的蛋白质和脂质. 这项技术为粮食生产提供了一个可扩展和经济可行的解决方案,利用农业残留物.
科学领域:
- 生物技术和生物工程 生物技术和生物工程
- 可持续化学 可持续化学
- 农业科学 农业科学
背景情况:
- 草原是一个巨大的,未充分利用的可再生生物质资源.
- 目前的粮食生产严重依赖于不太可持续的来源.
- 越来越需要替代蛋白质和脂质来源.
研究的目的:
- 开发草生物提炼的技术经济框架.
- 评估两个生物炼油厂的配置,用于蛋白质和脂质的生产.
- 评估草基生物炼油厂的经济可行性和可扩展性.
主要方法:
- 使用随机和空间建模进行技术经济分析.
- 机械化学和生物催化加工的评估.
- 模拟英国草原的料采购物流.
主要成果:
- 两种评估的生物炼油场景都在工业规模上表现出强的经济表现.
- 蛋白质生产成本与植物衍生的替代品相比具有竞争力 (£2.97-3.40 kg-1).
- 通过高效的料采购 (51-58英t-1),分散部署是可行的.
结论:
- 草基生物炼油厂为可持续的蛋白质和脂质生产提供了一个可扩展和经济可信的途径.
- 蛋白质提取效率和产品定价是利能力的关键驱动因素.
- 过程产量,市场发展和物流的共同优化对于循环生物经济至关重要.
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