The EU aims to achieve a variety of ambitious climate change mitigation and sustainable
development goals by 2030. To deliver on this aim, the European Commission (EC) …

Rapid urbanization has increased the demand for food, feed, and chemicals that have in
turn augmented the use of fossil-based resources and generation of organic waste. Owning …

Advanced biofuels are among the available options to decarbonise transport in the short to
medium term especially for aviation, marine and heavy-duty vehicles that lack immediate …

The oil refinery industry is one of the major energy users and responsible for a large
proportion of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This sector is facing multiple sustainability …

Governments worldwide have formulated visions of a transition toward a bio-based
economy (bioeconomy). These visions to move beyond the exploitation of fossil resources …

Many factors such as fossil resource scarcity and new technological developments have
brought the bioeconomy, an economy based on the use of biomass or bio-based processes …

The transition from a fossil-based linear economy to a circular bioeconomy is no longer an
option but rather imperative, given worldwide concerns about the depletion of fossil …

The continuous increase in the global energy demand has diminished fossil fuel reserves
and elevated the risk of environmental deterioration and human health. Biorefinery …

In the quest for a sustainable future, the bio-economy and biorefineries have emerged as
pivotal agents of transformation. This review paper offers an accessible and comprehensive …

Abstract Purpose of Review As a major component of wood, lignin is regarded as a
promising, bio-based compound which could strongly influence the forest-based circular …