In the context of a green biorefinery, green biomass can include any naturally occurring wet biomass such as agricultural crops (e.g., grass, lucerne, clover and immature cereal) and agricultural residues (e.g., sugar beet leaves). These plants represent a natural chemical factory and can be rich in basic products such as carbohydrates, proteins, lignin and lipids, as well as various other substances such as vitamins, dyes and minerals. Green biorefineries are often described as multiple-product systems, with the potential range of products depending on the composition of the feedstock presented to the biorefinery. This multiple-product approach was born out of economic necessity, with single-product approaches often struggling to create sufficient revenue to cover the feedstock and subsequent processing costs
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