Reports & Papers
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Barriers and incentives for the market diffusion of biorefineries in a circular economy
Apr 2022New product development and diversification into new markets and product areas, provide new business opportunities for stakeholders along the value chain, but also mean higher complexity and risk in business undertakings. The diversification into new markets and product areas calls for an early identification of specific barriers and incentives for a successful market diffusion of […]
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Sustainable Lignin Valorization
Nov 2021This report report was published by IEA Bioenergy Task 42 (Biorefineries in Circular Economy) in collaboration with the LignoCOST project. It highlights various aspects related to the use of lignin as feedstock for the production of many aromatic chemical compounds and building blocks. Despite the huge availability of technical lignins typically from the pulp and […]
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Bio-Based Chemicals: A 2020 Update
Feb 2020Since the first issue of the IEA Bioenergy Task 42 report on bio-based chemicals in 2011, the importance of a circular economy has become evident. In the transition to a circular economy, chemicals and materials produced from biomass will play a key role. This update of the 2011 report addresses the main biobased chemicals that […]
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Alternative sustainable carbon sources as substitutes for metallurgical coal
Dec 2019Alternative sustainable carbon sources as substitutes for metallurgical coal: Each year over 1 billion tonnes of metallurgical coal (coking coal) is utilised to produce most of the 1.7 billion tonnes of steel produced worldwide. Renewable alternatives need to be developed so that current fossil derived coking coal can be substituted by renewables at reasonable cost. […]
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Technical, Economic and Environmental Assessment of Biorefinery Concepts: Developing a practical approach for characterisation
Jul 2019The idea of biorefining in general is considered a promising concept for the processing of biomass into a spectrum of bio-based products and bioenergy. It is seen as one of the enabling technologies of the circular economy, closing loops of streams and aiming at the valorisation of multiple outputs. Due to its complexity and diversity […]
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Natural Fibers and Fiber-based Materials in Biorefineries Status Report 2018
Dec 2018This report was issued on behalf of IEA Bioenergy Task 42. It provides an overview of various fiber sources, their properties and their relevance in biorefineries. Their status in the scientific literature and market aspects are discussed. The report provides information for a broader audience about opportunities to sustainably add value to biorefineries by considering […]
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Bioeconomy and biorefining strategies in the EU Member States and beyond
Dec 2018This publication provides the results of a survey on bioeconomy and biorefining strategies in EU Member States and beyond, that was performed by IEA Bioenergy Task42 in close cooperation with the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the EC and the Biobased Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) Motola et al – 2018 – Bioeconomy and […]
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Standards and Labels related to Biobased Products
Oct 2018Standards and Labels related to Biobased Products: Developments in the 2016-2018 triennium Stichnothe – 2018 – Standards and Labels related to Biobased Products: Developments in the 2016-2018 triennium Standardisation and certification for bioenergy and biofuels have been done by other IEA Bioenergy Tasks already, e.g. “Monitoring Sustainability Certification of Bioenergy” by Task 40 […]
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Joint survey on bioeconomy policy developments in different countries.
Jun 2018Joint survey on bioeconomy policy developments in different countries. Background, methods used and recommendations for future editions. Report of JRC, BBI JU and IEA Bioenergy Task42 JRC, BBI JU and IEA Bioenergy Task42 – 2018 – Joint survey on bioeconomy policy developments in different countries. The results of the survey can be found […]
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