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The Biorefinery Approach

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Energy from Organic Materials (Biomass)
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  • R. A. Meyers (ed.), Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology, © Springer Science+Business Media LLC 2018

Glossary

Bioeconomy:

Economy which is predominantly based on biomass as raw material for the production of food, chemicals, energy, and other consumer goods.

Biorefinery:

A facility that converts biomass into a broad range of products for various markets (food, feed, materials, energy) and which is characterized by low energy demand through high process integration and low waste production as well as a high flexibility towards changing markets for raw materials and products.

Human development index (HDI):

A statistical composite index developed from the UN that targets three basic dimensions of human development: A long and healthy life (measured by the life expectancy at birth), the ability to acquire knowledge (measured by mean and expected years of schooling), and a decent standard of living (measured by gross national income per capita).

Platform:

Products of the primary refinery (e.g., sugar, syngas, cellulose).

Primary refinery:

The part of a biorefinery where the biomass is...

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