Biorefinery processes for the integral valorization of agroindustrial and forestal wastes

Considering the biorefinery concept, the authors of this review, who belong to the Chemical Engineering Department of the University of Vigo, in the Faculty of Science, have developed their researches in this field. This review shows the work of the group in the last two decades, based on the fractionating of lignocellulosic materials (forest, industrial, and agricultural wastes) to obtain different products such as phenolic compounds with antioxidant effects, oligosaccharides with prebiotic properties, lactic acid, bioethanol, biocomposites, etc.