Room: Poster Area
Date: Thursday, 21 May 2026
Time: 11:30 - 12:45 CEST
Session code 3CV.4
Processes and concepts
Potential of Biomass-Derived 3-Hydroxypropanoic Acid (3-HP) as a Bio-Based Chemical: A Techno-economic Assessment
Short Introductive summary
This study demonstrates biobased 3-HP production through continuous process via the ß-alanine pathway with an annual capacity of 30,000 tonne. The achieved theoretical yield rate of the 3-HP product through this process was 49 % per gram of sugar. The levelised cost of the 3-HP acid was estimated $2602 per tonne for corn stover feedstock using the main indicators of technoeconomic assessment such as 6 % discounted cash flow rate, 3.5 % maintenance cost and 25 years plant life.
Presenter
Caterina BRANDONI
University of Ulster, Centre for Sustainable Technologies, UNITED KINGDOM
Presenter's biography
Dr Caterina Brandoni (MEng, PhD) research focuses on energy from waste, with a particular emphasis on hydrogen, the wastewater and energy nexus, and the techno-economic and environmental assessment of decarbonisation technologies and processes.
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Co-authors:
C. Brandoni, University of Ulster, Belfast, UNITED KINGDOM
A. Rolfe, University of Ulster, Belfast, UNITED KINGDOM
N. Hewitt, University of Ulster, Belfast, UNITED KINGDOM
J. Zhao, Kansas State University, Manhattan, USA
E. Joong Oh, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA
A. Cunha Neves, South East Technological University, Carlow, IRELAND
Y. Huang, University of Ulster, Belfast, UNITED KINGDOM
Session reference: 3CV.4.19