23 European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering

This contribution presents a multi-period synthesis of an optimally-integrated regional biorefinery's supply networks, based on a Mixed-Integer Linear Programming (MILP) model. The production processes from different sources of biomass include first, second, and third generations of biofuels such as bioethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen, Fischer-Tropsch (FT)-diesel, and green gasoline. The aim is to maximize the economically optimal utilization of seasonal and year-round continuously harvested raw materials from regionally-located available biomass resources, by considering the competition between fuels and food production. The proposed multi-period MILP model enables efficient bioenergy network synthesis and optimization. Economically optimal solutions are obtained, with optimal selection of technologies, raw materials, intermediate and final products, and the timely-optimal planning of harvesting, biofuels production, storage, and logistics.