Biorefineries - A Path to Sustainability?

cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2009.10.0563en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn0011-183Xen
cg.issue2en
cg.journalCrop Scienceen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.volume50en
dc.contributor.authorHatti-Kaul, Rajnien
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-20T18:56:08Zen
dc.date.available2023-02-20T18:56:08Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/128785
dc.titleBiorefineries - A Path to Sustainability?en
dcterms.abstractBiorefining of crops for production of power, transport fuels, and a diverse array of chemicals has potential for providing significant added economic value to biomass. A shift in the industrial resource base from fossil resources to biomass also requires a shift in the technology base for producing, handling, and processing of raw materials. Biotechnology will play an important role in providing tools for different stages ranging from biomass production, treatment, and valorization to various products. First generation refineries have raised some critical issues related to land use and insufficient environmental benefits due to energy‐intensive cultivation of crops. The abundant residual lignocellulosic biomass will constitute an important feedstock for the future biorefineries so as to have a minimal impact on the food availability. Necessary investments in technological development will be needed to realize the benefits of the new bioeconomy in the long term.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2010-03-01en
dcterms.bibliographicCitationHatti-Kaul, Rajni. 2010. Biorefineries - A Path to Sustainability?. Crop Science 50 (1):en
dcterms.issued2010-03en
dcterms.languageenen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-ND-4.0en
dcterms.publisherWileyen
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen

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