Organic waste biorefineries: Looking towards implementation

Waste Management
Luca AlibardiDaniela Spiga

Abstract

The concept of biorefinery expands the possibilities to extract value from organic matter in form of either bespoke crops or organic waste. The viability of biorefinery schemes depends on the recovery of higher-value chemicals with potential for a wide distribution and an untapped marketability. The feasibility of biorefining organic waste is enhanced by the fact that the biorefinery will typically receive a waste management fee for accepting organic waste. The development and implementation of waste biorefinery concepts can open up a wide array of possibilities to shift waste management towards higher sustainability. However, barriers encompassing environmental, technical, economic, logistic, social and legislative aspects need to be overcome. For instance, waste biorefineries are likely to be complex systems due to the variability, heterogeneity and low purity of waste materials as opposed to dedicated biomasses. This article discusses the drivers that can make the biorefinery concept applicable to waste management and the possibilities for its development to full scale. Technological, strategic and market constraints affect the successful implementations of these systems. Fluctuations in waste characteristics, the level of c...Continue Reading

Citations

Mar 14, 2021·Journal of Environmental Management·Junting ZhangChao-Heng Tseng
Dec 8, 2020·Environmental Pollution·Aristotle T UbandoAlvin B Culaba
Jul 6, 2021·Waste Management & Research : the Journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA·Maria Rosaria BoniSimone Leoni
Nov 13, 2021·Journal of Environmental Science and Health. Part A, Toxic/hazardous Substances & Environmental Engineering·Giovanni BeggioAlberto Pivato

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Biofuels (ASM)

Biofuels are produced through contemporary processes from biomass rather than geological processes involved in fossil fuel formation. Examples include biodiesel, green diesel, biogas, etc. Discover the latest research on biofuels in this feed.