Biomass Direct Liquefaction - Can This Process Become Fully Sustainable and Environmentally Friendly?

Mateus Mm,Santos Rg

doi:10.4172/2169-0316.1000202

Abstract

This short opinion manuscript aims to show a point of view of someone, who believes in biorefineries as an essential tool for a better future. However there are still many unsolved issues, in particular, the lack of alternatives to organic solvents often needed. Although, the biorefineries will be a tool that we can develop and leave as an inheritance for future generations.

Highlights

At a time when environmental concerns are on the agenda, that the control over the carbon dioxide emissions are more constant and its limits tighter along with new policies being outlined for the upcoming years, it becomes especially pertinent to find other sources of raw materials as an alternative to fossil sources
The use of organic solvents, including the use of polyhydric alcohols [4,5,6,7], which are often produced products that result from fossil sources, are still a barrier that must be torn down, so the process becomes fully sustainable
From fuels and value-added chemicals to substrates for the production of bioproducts through fermentation or even antioxidant additives, among many others [9], this process can become a new source of income for companies that are generating these wastes and decide to take the step needed and invest in biorefineries to valorize the wastes created from their production line

Summary

Introduction

At a time when environmental concerns are on the agenda, that the control over the carbon dioxide emissions are more constant and its limits tighter along with new policies being outlined for the upcoming years, it becomes especially pertinent to find other sources of raw materials as an alternative to fossil sources. Concerning the direct liquefaction of wastes in acid medium, it is usual to consider this procedure a sustainable process, which in principle is not entirely wrong.

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