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Biorefinery

Bioeconomy

A biorefinery is an overall concept of a processing plant where biomass feedstocks are converted and extracted into a spectrum of valuable products.

US DOE, 1997, Energy, Environmental and Economics (e3) Handbook, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Washington D.C.

Source category: Agency Documents

Biorefinery is the sustainable processing of biomass into a spectrum of marketable products (food, feed, materials, chemicals) and energy (fuels, power, heat).

de Jong, E., A. Higson, P. Walsh and M. Wellisch (2012). "Bio-based Chemicals. Value Added Products from Biorefineries - IEA Bioenergy - Task 42 Biorefinery

Source category: Agency Documents

Biorefinery refers to the conversion of biomass feedstock into a host of valuable chemicals and energy with minimal waste and emissions.

Demirbas, A., 2009, 'Biorefineries for Biomass Upgrading Facilities', Springer London.

Source category: Scientific & Technical Literature