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Lovisa Björnsson

LecturerEnvironmental Biotechnology and Bioenergy

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Why more biogas now?

Sources: Energiläget 2007, Statens EnergimyndighetDen svenska biogaspotentialen från inhemska råvaror. Rapport Avfall Sverige 2008:02.

Municipal sources: 1.2-2.2 TWhIndustry: 1.3-2 TWhAgriculture: 8-11 TWh

Can we replace another 5-6 TWh transportation fuels with biogas?

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Optimised biogas production

PROCESS BIOTECHNOLOGY

SUBSTRATEresiduals

crop residuescrops

FERTILISERS/MINERALS

LIGNOCELLULOSE DEGRADATION

LIMITATIONS

ECONOMY

LAND USE

ENERGY BALANCE

GREEN HOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

PARTNERSApplied MicrobiologyBiochemistryBiotechnologyCell and Organism BiologyChemical EngineeringEconomic HistoryEnvironmental and Energy Systems Studies (IMES)International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE)

BIOGAS RELATED PROJECTSHyvolutionBiohythaneIdentification of novel biocatalysts using a metagenome approach.Novel high performance enzymes and micro-organisms for conversionof lignocellulosic biomass to bioethanolDevelopment of acid-tolerant pentose fermenting yeast.Enzymology and enzyme technology for lignocellulose conversionBiotechnical functionalisation and analysis of renewable plant polymersIndustrial pentose fermenting yeast strainsIntensified biogas productionCrops 4 Biogas300 GWh biogas from energy cropsIntensified biogas production at Söderåsen Bioenergi: a case studyDevelopment of Chemical Process TechnologyNILE NEMOOptimizing biogas production systems - Case study "WramsGunnarstorp" Small-scale electricity production from biogasLife cycle assessment of biofuelsBioenergy in Ukraine: Sustainable Pathways for the Development of Ukraine's Agro-biomass PotentialBalancing the use of biomass for energy with other priorities in a changing climatePromotion of Bioenergy in Rural China - From the Business Perspective

Thomas Prade Sven-Erik SvenssonCharlott Gissén

Pål Börjesson

Lovisa Björnsson Emma Kreuger

Jan Erik Mattsson

MikaelLantz

Thomas Prade Sven-Erik SvenssonCharlott Gissén

Pål Börjesson

Lovisa Björnsson Emma Kreuger

Jan Erik Mattsson

MikaelLantz

LOVISA BJÖRNSSON – LU Biofuels 23 Oct 2009

LOVISA BJÖRNSSON – LU Biofuels 23 Oct 2009

Foto: Lovisa Björnsson

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Pretreatment and transportation fuel output

After harvest. After mechanical grinding. After acid steam pretreatment.

Photo: Emma Kreuger, LTH

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Sources:Börjesson (2007) Bioenergi från jordbruket – en växande resurs. Rapport SOU 2007:36Kreuger et al. (2009) in preparationLynd (2008) Nature Biotechnology 262(2):169-172 Macedo et al (2008) Biomass & Bioenergy 32: 582-595Sipos et al. (2009) submitted

US: Target for Maize – ethanol: 37.5

Brazil: Sugarcane – ethanol: 46.6