'AB-NET' for optimal biomass network design
2009
Tachibana, R.(Yokohama National Univ. (Japan)) | Atsuta, Y. | Widiyanto, A. | Kamahara, H. | Goto, N. | Arakawa, M. | Funatsu, K. | Fujie, K.
We developed the AB-NET (Asia biomass network model) software to evaluate the biomass utilization activities in Asian region. AB-NET consists of the following four models. Plantation model; the user can determine the best fertilization method including not only chemical fertilizers but also biomass residue by viewing the results of productivity, energy consumption, CO2 emission, total cost, and furthermore, flow balance of nutrients. Agro-industry model; this model aims to improve the effective utilization process of biomass energy from plantations in the agro-industry. Therefore, the model has functions to show process flow, material and energy consumption of each unit process, and to design an efficient process. Region model; this model integrates the results by agro-industry model and the plantation model and calculates the effect of biomass residues utilization in order to estimate the amount of greenhouse gas and energy balance. International transportation model; this model was developed to compare possible biofuel supply chains and assess the influence of long-distance international biofuel transport especially in the transportation of biomass fuel from tropical plantations.
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