Conceptual design of a dedicated‐crop biorefinery for Jatropha curcas using a systematic sustainability evaluation

The sustainability of two scenarios for the exploitation of Jatropha curcas biomass was assessed using a suitable sustainability framework. The first scenario, or base case (BC), was set up as a traditional biodiesel process with crude glycerin as the only co‐product. The second scenario was a biorefinery plant (BR) that builds on the BC by including thermochemical transformations of lignocellulosic biomass into bio‐oil, bio‐char, and heat and...