Turning an Oil Palm Mill into a Biorefinery: The Passage of Technologies through the Valley of Death
The palm oil agroindustry, in addition to producing the most consumed vegetable oil in the world, is committed to meeting sustainability standards. For this, the adjustment of management practices of the by-products generated in the oil palm mills is necessary. One of the current uses of biomass is the generation of thermal and electrical energy. However, its use in a palm oil mill should be addressed as a biorefinery that generates added value. To achieve this, it is necessary to identify promising products that can be developed with conversion paths and Technology Readiness Level (TLR), which exceed the marketing stage in the national and international market. Each of these stages includes the appli- cation and monitoring of indicators that involve issues such as land use changes (LUC), biodiversity, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and water use, among others. In this document, a review of the technological alternatives currently available to be applied in oil palm mills is carried out, according to the scale size that is intended to be achieved. Emphasis is placed on the current perspectives and trends of the bioproduct market in industrial scaling phase, which can be used in sustainable oil palm mills, integrating technologies that allow new biomass markets to be opened. Some case studies are presented to illustrate the proposed approach of achieving strategic infrastructure, with economic yields and minimal environmental impact.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | spa |
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Fedepalma
2019
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| Online Access: | https://publicaciones.fedepalma.org/index.php/palmas/article/view/13089 |
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