Waste biorefinery in arid/semi-arid regions

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Sep 2016 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Bioresource Technology, volume 215, pages 21-28 (issn: 0960-8524,

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Authors: Juan-Rodrigo Bastidas-Oyanedel; Chuanji Fang; Saleha Almardeai; Usama Javid; Ahasa Yousuf; Jens Ejbye Schmidt;

doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.04.010

pmid: 27072789

Waste biorefinery in arid/semi-arid regions

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Abstract

The utilization of waste biorefineries in arid/semi-arid regions is advisable due to the reduced sustainable resources in arid/semi-arid regions, e.g. fresh water and biomass. This review focuses on biomass residues available in arid/semi-arid regions, palm trees residues, seawater biomass based residues (coastal arid/semi-arid regions), and the organic fraction of municipal solid waste. The present review aims to describe and discuss the availability of these waste biomasses, their conversion to value chemicals by waste biorefinery processes. For the case of seawater biomass based residues it was reviewed and advise the use of seawater in the biorefinery processes, in order to decrease the use of fresh water.

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MASDAR INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY NON PROFIT INSTITUTION
United Arab Emirates
Masdar Institute of Science and Technology
United Arab Emirates

Keywords

Bioreactors, Fresh Water, Seawater, Biomass, Desert Climate, Solid Waste

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