Decarbonization Avenue : Biorefinery

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Biomass to liquid biorefinery

A recent trend has been the production of liquid biofuels from a range of biomass feedstock, beyond the traditional ones used for producing ethanol and biodiesel - viz., sugarcane, corn, vegetable oils etc.

Feedstock could involve agricultural wastes, industrial biomass/organic waste streams, and in some cases even the organic portions of municipal solid waste. 

Conversion of such diverse biomass/organic feedstock to liquid biofuels would typically require specialized technologies such as gasification that convert biomass into an intermediate gas that is a mixture of CO & hydrogen, which is a starting product to produce a variety of liquid fuels.

Relevant for

  • Biochemical engineer
  • Power engineer
  • Oil & gas engineer
  • Biomass energy professional

Innovation sector

  • Biotechnology

Web Resources

Domain

Renewable Energy

Type of innovation

Core sciences & engineering

Stakeholders

Corporate researcher

Solution provider

Financial investor

Industry

Chemicals

Transportation & logistics

Power