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Biorefinery

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-003316

A facility that processes and converts biomass into value-added products. These products can range from biomaterials to fuels such as ethanol or important feedstocks for the production of chemicals and other materials. Biorefineries can be based on a number of processing platforms using mechanical, thermal, chemical, and biochemical processes.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-003316
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesDOE Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Bioenergy Glossary
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-003316",
  "term": "Biorefinery",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A facility that processes and converts biomass into value-added products. These products can range from biomaterials to fuels such as ethanol or important feedstocks for the production of chemicals and other materials. Biorefineries can be based on a number of processing platforms using mechanical, thermal, chemical, and biochemical processes.",
  "references": [
    "DOE Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Bioenergy Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/biorefinery/"
}

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