Bioresource Technology

, volume 299 , pages 122585

Biorefineries in circular bioeconomy: A comprehensive review

Aristotle Ubando ^{1, 2}

Charles B Felix ³

Wei Hsin Chen ¹

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Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan |

Mechanical Engineering Department, De La Salle University, 2401 Taft Avenue, 0922 Manila, Philippines. |

Mechanical Engineering Dept., De La Salle University, 2401 Taft Avenue, 0922 Manila, Philippines |

Publication type: Journal Article

Publication date: 2020-03-01

Elsevier

Bioresource Technology

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SJR: 2.395

CiteScore: 20.7

Impact factor: 9.0

ISSN: 09608524, 18732976

DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122585

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PubMed ID: 31901305

General Medicine

Bioengineering

Environmental Engineering

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Waste Management and Disposal

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.

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