This is a review of work on the potential of biorefineries. First, it considers the concept of a
refinery, the differences between biomass and oil, and the advantages of a biorefinery over …

Biorefinery, the sustainable processing of biomass into a spectrum of marketable products
and energy, is compared to petrochemical refineries. The economic value of biomass …

The depletion of fossil resources and the resulting global warming are the primary
motivators for moving from a fossil‐based to a biobased economy. Biorefineries, like petro …

The objective of the brochure is to inform policy makers, non-governmental organisations
(NGOs), researchers and entrepreneurs on the principle of biorefinery, its potential …

Sustainable biorefineries have a critical role to play in our common future. The need to
provide more goods using renewable resources, combined with advances in science and …

Conventional resources mainly fossil fuels are becoming limited because of the rapid
increase in energy demand. This imbalance in energy demand and supply has placed …

A great fraction of worldwide energy carriers and material products come from fossil fuel
refinery. Because of the on-going price increase of fossil resources, their uncertain …

Biorefining is an optimal strategy for large-scale sustainable use of biomass in the
bioeconomy resulting in cost-competitive coproduction of food and feed, bio-based products …

In order to promote the implementation of biorefineries, IEA Bioenergy Task 42 presents a
basis of classifying biorefinery concepts and provides an overview of available concepts …

As a first step the some selected biorefinery concepts until 2025 and their value chains,
including the integration and deployment options in industrial infrastructures, are analysed …