Journal
CHEMSUSCHEM
Volume 8, Issue 17, Pages 2854-2866Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201500277
Keywords
biomass; energy conversion; industrial symbiosis; solar biorefinery; solar energy integration
Funding
- EU Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP) [324292 BIOFUR]
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The new scenario for sustainable (low-carbon) chemical and energy production drives the development of new biorefinery concepts (indicated as biofactories) with chemical production at the core, but flexible and small-scale production. An important element is also the integration of solar energy and CO2 use within biobased production. This concept paper, after shortly introducing the motivation and recent trends in this area, particularly at the industrial scale, and some of the possible models (olefin and intermediate/ high-added-value chemicals production), discusses the opportunities and needs for research to address the challenge of integrating bio- and solar refineries. Aspects discussed regard the use of microalgae and CO2 valorization in biorefineries/biofactories by chemo- or biocatalysis, including possibilities for their synergetic cooperation and symbiosis, as well as integration within the agroenergy value chain.
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