Abstract
In recent years, several strategies have been developed and adopted in a bid to manage the biofuel supply chain. In this paper, a two-stage optimization model is proposed for integrated microalgae biofuel supply chain network design and superstructure optimization problems. In the first stage, the design of the carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) network is taken into account. A robust mixed integer linear programming (RMILP) model is proposed to optimize the strategic CCUS decisions, including the simultaneous selection of emission sources, capture facilitates, CO2 pipelines, intermediate transportation sites and storage sites, or microalgae cultivation sites. The second stage is dedicated to biorefinery superstructure optimization in order to determine the optimal/promising biorefinery configurations. The presented model is able to handle the inherent uncertainty of critical input parameters. Moreover, the results show that biodiesel production cost cannot compete with current diesel price, but it can be reduced significantly by improving biomass productivity.
Biography
Dr. Setayesh Shirazaki Currently, looking for a PhD position. She have completed my bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Shahid Beheshti University. Later on, she completed a master’s degree in the field of Supply Chain and Logistics Engineering as a major under Master of Industrial Engineering from Iran University of Science & Technology (IUST). Besides that, while studying for my master’s degree, She started working for Dana System Company of Dana Energy Group, a giant in oil exploration and oilfield services, as an IFS specialist. Afterward, She pursued my career at Petropars, a specialized company for financing mega projects in the oil and gas industry, as a SAP specialist. Right now, this is my current client.