Developing country imperatives in the circular bioeconomy: A review of the South African case

TY Chitaka, C Schenck - Environmental Development, 2023 - Elsevier
A key principle in the circular bioeconomy is the cascading use of biomass in products that
create the most value over its lifetime. For example, the production of fine chemicals or …

Potential raw materials for biorefineries to ensure food security: The Cocoyam case

S Serna-Loaiza, E Carmona-Garcia… - Industrial Crops and …, 2018 - Elsevier
During the last decades, the use of biomass has increased considerably for the production
of chemicals, biofuels, and direct bioenergy, among others. However, the use of first and …

Strategy for the selection of the minimum processing scale for the economic feasibility of biorefineries

S Serna‐Loaiza, CA García‐Velásquez… - Biofuels, Bioproducts …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Moving from fossil‐based economies to bio‐based economies is one of humanity's most
important necessities. Bio‐based economies are sustainable alternative ways to obtain …

The possibility of using waste materials as raw materials for the production of geopolymers

B Figiela, K Korniejenko - Acta Innovations, 2020 - ceeol.com
This article shows the possibility of using industrial and mining waste for creating new eco-
friendly materials–geopolymers. The main objective of the article is to analyze the …

Economic, social and environmental impacts attained by the use of the effluents generated within a small-scale biorefinery concept

TF Lopes, RM Łukasik - Acta Innovations, 2020 - ceeol.com
Biorefineries are emerging as the proper route to defeat climate change and other social,
socio-economic and environmental concerns. So far, no residual lignocellulosic biomass …

Multicriteria definition of small-scale biorefineries based on a statistical classification

A Ait Sair, K Kansou, F Michaud, B Cathala - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biorefineries have many possible designs and therefore, present varied benefits in regards
to sustainable development. Evaluating these biorefineries is central for the domain, and, as …

Residuos urbanos, agrícolas y pecuarios en el contexto de las biorrefinerías

JAG Soto, ÓJS Toro, LGM Pérez - Revista facultad de ingeniería, 2019 - dialnet.unirioja.es
La generación de residuos se está incrementando a nivel global y su deficiente
aprovechamiento provoca serios problemas ambientales, económicos y sociales. El …

Barriers to commercial deployment of biorefineries: A multi-faceted review of obstacles across the innovation chain

DC Makepa, CH Chihobo - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Realizing integrated biorefineries producing multiple fuels, chemicals and materials from
sustainable biomass feedstocks holds promise for transitioning industries onto low-carbon …

Integral use of plants and their residues: the case of cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) conversion through biorefineries at small scale

S Serna-Loaiza, A Martínez, Y Pisarenko… - … Science and Pollution …, 2018 - Springer
During last decades, there has been a growing interest of decreasing the environmental
impact generated by humans. This situation has been approached from different …

[HTML][HTML] Urban, agricultural and livestock residues in the context of biorefineries

JA Gómez-Soto M. Sc… - Revista facultad de …, 2019 - scielo.org.co
The generation of waste is increasing globally and its poor utilization causes serious
environmental, economic and social issues. The aim of this work was to analyze the state of …