External publications
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Techno-economic assessment of rice straw biorefineries to produce ethanol with co-production of xylitol and phenolic acids
Apr 2025Rice straw is one of the most abundant agricultural residues globally. Its large availability makes it a promising feedstock for biorefineries, offering a renewable and sustainable resource for producing bio-based products. In this study, different strategies for converting rice straw into ethanol and co-products were assessed to provide recommendations for industrial implementation of a rice […]
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The origin, composition, and applications of industrial humins – a review
Mar 2025Ed de Jong, Mark Mascal, Sandra Constant, Tom Claessen, Pierluigi Tosi and Alice Mija. The origin, composition, and applications of industrial humins – a review. Green Chemistry. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D4GC06244B Humins are side-products derived from the acid-catalysed conversion of carbohydrate-containing Biomass. Until recently, humins were primarily burned as a power and heat source, but now several higher […]
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A new publication on biorefineries in Austria
Jun 2024A new publication on biorefineries in Austria 🌿 by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation, and Technology (BMK) titled “Bioraffinerien in Österreich – Beispiele aus Forschung und Praxis” with input from the IEA Task 42 Members Michael Mandl & Johannes Lindorfer is now available. This brochure provides a comprehensive overview […]
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Innovative bio-based products for a sustainable future: A Cepi study on Pulp and Paper Industry biorefineries in Europe
Jan 2021The European pulp and paper industry is fully committed to a climate-neutral Europe as stated in the 2030 Industry Manifesto. The path towards this objective requires creating more added-value while decarbonising the industrial processes. This ambition was already fully expressed in the Cepi 2050 Roadmap, which also looked at potential ways in which the European […]
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Presentations of the End-Use Working Party Industry workshop on Deep Decarbonization in Industry
Dec 2020On December 9-10, 2020, the IETS TCP gathered about 70 people from 20 countries to discuss possible collaboration activities. During the first half-day session, ongoing Swedish projects and activities in the IETS working areas were presented. During the second, representatives for five TCPs presented their ongoing work in related areas. Having a common goal – […]
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Newsletter LignoCOST May 2020
Jul 2020Newsletter LignoCOST May 2020 European Network on the Sustainable Valorisation of Lignin) is pleased to announce the launch of the 1st LignoCost Newsletter, which describes who they are, what their aim is and an overview of achievements and future activities. In this issue 1. Who are we 2. Working groups 3. Results & achievements 4. […]
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Chemistry for Climate: Acting on the need for speed. Roadmap for the Dutch Chemical Industry towards 2050
Oct 2018Chemistry for Climate: Acting on the need for speed. Roadmap for the Dutch Chemical Industry towards 2050 The Paris Agreement, concluded in December 2015, calls for actions to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions over the next few decades. Actions taken by the Dutch chemical industry, together with its value chain partners, will contribute to emission […]
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EEA Report No 8/2018: The circular economy and the bioeconomy Partners in sustainability
Oct 2018The circular economy and the bioeconomy Partners in sustainability This is the third in a series of European Environment Agency (EEA) reports on the circular economy in support of the framing, implementation and evaluation of European circular economy policy from an environmental perspective. The two previous EEA reports applied a systemic approach to framing a […]
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Queensland Biofutures: 10-Year Roadmap and Action Plan
Jun 2016Queensland Biofutures; 10-Year Roadmap and Action Plan The Queensland Government stands committed to the biofutures industry and sees it as a major opportunity for diversification of the Queensland economy. It will help create thousands of jobs and a new high-value, knowledge-intensive industry in Queensland, particularly in rural areas and regional centres. Through Advance Queensland, the […]
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