10.5071/20THEUBCE2012-5AV.2.1
Batzias, D.F.
D.F.
Batzias
Siontorou, C.G.
C.G.
Siontorou
Sidiras, D.K.
D.K.
Sidiras
Building a Knowledge Base for Enhancing Traceability within a Biomass to Ethanol Route
ETA-Florence Renewable Energies
2012
Conference paper
Biomass
2012
en
978-88-89407-54-7
10 Pages
application/pdf
Proceedings of the 20th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, 18-22 June 2012, pp. 2284-2293
This work presents a knowledge based approach for enhancing traceability within a biomass to bioethanol route. A methodological framework, under the form of an algorithmic procedure, is suggested for structuring/operating a local/internal Knowledge Base (KB), which includes (i) fault tree synthesis/analysis (FTS/A), (ii) a set of standards, extracted from a widely recognized standardization organization, (iii) referenced documents from other similar organizations, and (iv) information from technical/ scientific articles not yet covered by an official standard. In the last case, more than one methods may compete (or should be joined) to obtain the status of a quasi¬standard and occupy the corresponding place in the KB-structure. Several paradigms are presented herein, where final product (ethanol fuel) quality is traced back to process (biomass treatment) and raw material (original biomass) through a chain involving product standards, process practices and raw material prerequisites (assessed prior to treatment and controlled, if necessary, during production). A comprehensive discussion on both, the methodological tool developed and the impact of biomass heterogeneity on fuel quality, is also presented.
Proceedings of the 20th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, 18-22 June 2012, Milan, Italy, pp. 2284-2293