BIORREFINERY CONCEPT Biochemical Pla9orm – Biomass fracEonaEon through physico-‐chemical and biological conversion processes of biomass elemental components in order to produce biofuels, chemicals or intermediary building blocks; Biochemical Plataform
Vegetable Biomass Animal Microbial
Sugars, Lignin, ...
Residues
Biofuels Thermal and/or electrical energy
Bioenergy Bioproducts
By-products
Thermochemical Platform
CO, H2, Bio-oil, ...
Thermochemical Pla9orm -‐ Biomass thermal treatment processes that envisages the producEon of syngas or bio-‐oil as a building brick to their conversion in bioenergy (electricity and heat), biofuels and chemicals; Adapted from: Sousa, G. (2010), Workshop de Biorrefinarias, LNEG, Alfragide, 29 Set.