Bio-Based Value Chains Of The Future - An Opportunity For Process Systems Engineering

This paper argues for a paradigm shift to properly address the requirements of model-based design of future bio-based value chains. Rather than focusing on the process with emphasis on separations and heat integration, the decisions on the molecular level require much more attention. A rough sketch of a systematic sequential and iterative model-based design strategy is presented and illustrated by a few examples related to the manufacturing of future bio-based fuels.