Biorefineries: concepts, classification, raw materials and products

• Autor(a) principal: Alvim, Jonas Chaves; University of Leeds- Faculty of Biological Sciences, Centre for Plant Sciences.
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: Alvim, Fernanda Aparecida Lima Silva; Universidade Federal do Tocantins, Sales, Victor Hugo Gomes, Oliveira, Elisa Maria de; Universidade Federal do Tocantins, Sales, Paulo Victor Gomes; Instituto Federal do Tocantins (IFTO), Costa, Ana Claudia Rodrigues; Universidade Federal do Tocantins
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Journal of Bioenergy and Food Science
• Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ifap.edu.br/index.php/JBFS/article/view/22
• topic: Biorefineries, bioethanol, biodiesel, biohydrogen, Joint production; Biotecnologia; Microbiologia industrial; Ciências biológicas; Biorrefinarias, bioetanol, biodiesel, biohidrogênio, produção conjunta

Due to the growing demand for fuel and the increased emission of greenhouse gases, it’s necessary to increase the use of clean and renewable fuels. Among the renewable fuels there was two with current use is in large scale, bioethanol and biodiesel. One of the main challenges for the production chain of biofuels is the dependence of the product price in the market, the fluctuation of the same can lead companies to have large losses. The term biorefineries is widely discussed and there are several definitions for the same. The introduction of the concept of biorefineries in the plants producing biofuels can lead to reduced costs, increased profitability and independence.