ABSTRACT
A biorenery (BRF) uses biomass as a feedstock or a raw material to produce multiple products, much like a petroleum renery. Because biomass has various components such as lignin, cellulose, and hemicellulose, BRF products can include various bers, fuels, chemicals, and plastics that are today often produced from petroleum (Ragauskas et al. 2006). Advantages of the BRF concept over more conventional uses of biomass include greater utilization of the entire biomass feedstock, greater product income, and less waste generated. Wider advantages claimed include greater energy security because of replacement of fossil fuels, lower greenhouse-gas emissions, economic and social benets to primary producers, and even the creation of a new industry.
