The ethanologen and acetogen biorefineries are both designed to operate on 3200 tonnes of bone dry biomass per day.
The chemical composition of the poplar chips entering the biorefineries is based on literature and reported inTables 1a&b.
The ethanologen pathway is predicted to produce 312 L t 1.
The AP is predicted to have a yield of 568 L t 1 .
All necessary steam, heat, and electricity are provided by the combustion of lignin and unreacted carbohydrates.
Each biorefinery also produces excess electricity.
The process of producing electricity from combustible waste streams is common practice in pulp mills and has been observed in other SRWC to ethanol studies.