Biorefinery Concepts

Development of new and/or improved routes for chemical building blocks for polymers, lubricants and fine chemicals, including through the integration of the biorefinery concept and products into the existing chemical production chain. 

Biorefineries New catalytic pretreatment of plant materials Valorization, pretreatment or disposal of co-products and wastes from biorefinery by catalytic treatments New and/or improved catalytic processes for chemicals production through the integration of the biorefinery concept and products into the existing chemical production chain New advanced catalytic solutions to reduce waste emissions (solid, air and, especially, water) New catalysts to selectively de-oxygenate products from biomass transformation Catalysts to selectively convert chemicals in complex multicomponent feedstocks New biomimetic catalysts able to operate under mild conditions Small catalytic pyrolysis process to produce stabilized oil for further processing in larger plants... 

A biorefinery is a facility that integrates biomass conversion processes and eqtrip-ment to produce fuels, power, and value-added chemicals from biomass. Biorefinery is the co-production of a spectram of bio-based products and energy from biomass. The biorefinery concept is analogous to today s crude oil refinery. Biorefinery is a relatively new term referring to the conversion of biomass feedstock into a host of valuable chemicals and energy with minimal waste and emissions. 

Fitzpatrick, S.W. 2004. Biofine Process A Biorefinery Concept Based on Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass. ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts, 227, 173. 

Continued development of the biorefinery concept should eventually lead to sources of renewable materials at costs competitive with those from petrochemical sources through... 

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