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Biorefineries for making high value cosmetics, chemicals and pharmaceuticals

A biorefinery is not a new concept; many traditional users of biomass. Sugar, starch and pulp ind...

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Biorefineries for making food and food ingredients

In the context of a green biorefinery, green biomass can include any naturally occurring wet biom...

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Biorefineries for bioplastics

A diverse range of bioplastics can be produced from different types of biomass - from biomass hig...

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Valorizing biomass from aquaculture

In order to meet current bio-economy challenges to produce high-value multiple products at a time...

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Valorization of lignin from biorefineries

Lignocellulose is a widely available, carbon-neutral, and inedible bioresource that could be rege...

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Mixed feedstock biorefining

The mixed biomass system generally involves the simultaneous utilization (processing and conversi...

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Synthesis routes specifically tailored for total biomass valorization at biorefineries

Plant biomass is a rich renewable resource comprising constituents that can be converted into hig...

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Production of nutraceuticals and probiotics from biorefineries

Sustainable transformation of biomass into a wide range of valuable chemicals, fuels, and materia...

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Textile fibers from biorefineries

While many biorefineries have a significant focus on producing biofuels, it is possible to use th...

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Biomass to liquid biorefinery

A recent trend has been the production of liquid biofuels from a range of biomass feedstock, beyo...

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White biotechnology in biorefineries

Industrial Biorefineries and White Biotechnology provides a comprehensive look at the increasing ...

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On-site and tailor-made production of enzymes at biorefineries

The requirements of enzyme complexes which act synergistically to unlock and saccharify polysacch...

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Use of big data and analytics at biorefineries

With the introduction of more sophisticated data driven processes, biofuels can be produced more ...

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Integrated forest biorefinery

The development of an integrated forest biorefinery (IFBR) would enable the industry to increase ...

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Biorefineries employing advanced pre-treatment technologies

The implementation of biorefineries based on lignocellulosic materials as an alternative to fossi...

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Valorization of non-carbohydrate components of biomass - protein, acetic acid and lignin

Most biorefineries are built to produce fuels and chemicals from the carbohydrate portions of the...

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Leveraging cross-disciplinary synergy between plant, physical, and catalysis science at biorefineries

At its very core, a biorefinery is a multidisciplinary concept that aims to produce diverse produ...

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Lignocellulosic and woody biomass biorefinery

A lignocellulosic biorefinery is based on the utilization of feedstock such as dry biomass, woody...

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Whole crop biorefinery

A whole crop biorefinery harnesses and valorises the entire biomass using diverse technologies an...

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Two platform concept in biorefinery

A two platform biorefinery consists of two different types of platforms - a sugar-based platform ...

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Biogas plants as key units of biorefineries

Biodigesters present a fairly simple and well understood technology to convert many types of orga...

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