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Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture
Chem. Biol. Technol. Agric.
Life Sciences
Agriculture
Organic Chemistry
Plant Biochemistry
Soil Science & Conservation
Plant Physiology
Biomedical and Life Sciences
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A renewable chemistry linked to the Brazilian biofuel production
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Biomass Usage in Brazil
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Sílvio
Vaz
Jr
silvio.vaz@embrapa.br
Embrapa Agroenergy
Parque Estação Biológica, Av. W3 Norte, Asa Norte
Brasília/DF, CEP
70770-901
Brazil
Abstract
The transition from the current dependence on non-renewable raw materials to biomass as an oil substitute has become a strategic challenge to the twenty-first century. Chemicals have the highest potential to add value on a vegetable biomass chain because of the importance of conventional chemical industry and fine chemical chemistry for different sectors of economy, highlighting compounds that may be used as building blocks, intermediates of synthesis and specialties. This review deals with the economic potential of residual biomass from biodiesel and bioethanol industries as a source of raw material to support the production of renewable chemicals. The focus is on illustrating the perspectives and challenges for the development of a Brazilian renewable chemical industry, considering that Brazil is one of the largest global producers of agro-industrial biomass for several purposes, especially for biofuels.
Keywords
Biofuels industry
Green chemistry
Biorefinery
Bioeconomy
Abbreviations
BNDES
The Brazilian Development Bank
DOE-NREL
US Department of Energy - National Renewable Energy Laboratory
FAPESP
São Paulo Research Foundation
FINEP
The Funding of Studies and projects
IPT
The Institute for Technological Research
PHA
Polyhydroxyalkanoate
POME
Palm oil mill effluent
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