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Biorefineries in circular bioeconomy: A comprehensive review.

Authors :
Ubando AT
Felix CB
Chen WH
Source :
Bioresource technology [Bioresour Technol] 2020 Mar; Vol. 299, pp. 122585. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Dec 10.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

Biorefinery is a sustainable means of generating multiple bioenergy products from various biomass feedstocks through the incorporation of relevant conversion technologies. With the increased attention of circular economy in the past half-decade with the emphasis of holistically addressing economic, environmental, and social aspects of the industrial-sector, biorefinery acts as a strategic mechanism for the realization of a circular bioeconomy. This study presents a comprehensive review of different biorefinery models used for various biomass feedstocks such as lignocelluloses, algae, and numerous waste-types. The review focuses on how biorefinery is instrumental in the transition of various biomass-based industries in a circular bioeconomy. The results reveal that the social-economic aspect of the industrial sector has a major influence on the full adoption of biorefineries in circular bioeconomy. Biomass wastes have played a major role in the implementation of biorefinery in circular bioeconomy. The current challenges are also presented along with future perspectives.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.<br /> (Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)

Subjects

Subjects :
Biomass
Biofuels

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1873-2976
Volume :
299
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Bioresource technology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
31901305
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122585