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Review

Enhancing Sustainable Energy Through Cutting-Edge Waste Biorefinery Technologies

by
Yen-Yi Lee
1,2,3,
Masimukku Srinivaas
2,4,*,
I-Cheng Li
4,
Kapa Keharika
5,
Ramyakrishna Pothu
6,
Rajender Boddula
7,8,9,*,
Noora Al-Qahtani
9,
Bo-Wun Huang
10 and
Guo-Ping Chang-Chien
1,2,3
1
Super Micro Mass Research and Technology Center, Cheng Shiu University, Kaohsiung 833301, Taiwan
2
Center for Environment Toxin and Emerging-Contaminant Research, Cheng Shiu University, Kaohsiung 833301, Taiwan
3
Institute of Environment Toxin and Emerging-Contaminant, Cheng Shiu University, Kaohsiung 833301, Taiwan
4
Conservation and Research Center, Cheng Shiu University, Kaohsiung 833301, Taiwan
5
Academy of Innovative Semiconductor and Sustainable Manufacturing, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
6
School of Physics and Electronics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
7
Allied Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun 248002, India
8
Allied Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun 248002, India
9
Center for Advanced Materials (CAM), Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar
10
Department of Mechanical and Institute of Mechatronic Engineering, Cheng Shiu University, Kaohsiung 833301, Taiwan
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Reactions 2024, 5(4), 1101-1147; https://doi.org/10.3390/reactions5040059
Submission received: 16 September 2024 / Revised: 10 December 2024 / Accepted: 12 December 2024 / Published: 19 December 2024
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Waste Biorefinery Technologies for Accelerating Sustainable Energy Processes)
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Biorefineries play a critical role in addressing current global sustainability challenges by converting renewable biomass into valuable products such as biofuels, biochemicals, and bioenergy. The necessity of biorefineries has increased due to the growing demand for eco-friendly alternatives to fossil fuels, mitigating climate change, and reducing environmental impact. Utilizing agricultural byproducts, forest residues, and municipal waste, biorefineries harness feedstock through techniques such as pretreatment, anaerobic digestion, and thermochemical transformation, alongside advanced methods including electrochemical processes, hydrogenation of bio-derived substances, and the implementation of complex biocatalysts within biomass-oriented biorefineries. These processes enhance the efficiency of bioenergy production by breaking down complex biomass into simpler components. The current capacity of biorefineries is expanding globally, with increasing interest in advanced technologies such as gasification, fermentation, and enzymatic conversion. While biorefineries offer significant potential for reducing waste and promoting a circular economy, challenges such as scalability and cost efficiency remain. Future trends include integrating new biotechnological advances and optimizing resource recovery systems to improve yield, profitability, and sustainability in the bioeconomy.
Keywords: waste biorefinery; sustainable energy; biofuels; circular economy; catalytic conversion waste biorefinery; sustainable energy; biofuels; circular economy; catalytic conversion
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Lee, Y.-Y.; Srinivaas, M.; Li, I.-C.; Keharika, K.; Pothu, R.; Boddula, R.; Al-Qahtani, N.; Huang, B.-W.; Chang-Chien, G.-P. Enhancing Sustainable Energy Through Cutting-Edge Waste Biorefinery Technologies. Reactions 2024, 5, 1101-1147. https://doi.org/10.3390/reactions5040059

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Lee Y-Y, Srinivaas M, Li I-C, Keharika K, Pothu R, Boddula R, Al-Qahtani N, Huang B-W, Chang-Chien G-P. Enhancing Sustainable Energy Through Cutting-Edge Waste Biorefinery Technologies. Reactions. 2024; 5(4):1101-1147. https://doi.org/10.3390/reactions5040059

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Lee, Yen-Yi, Masimukku Srinivaas, I-Cheng Li, Kapa Keharika, Ramyakrishna Pothu, Rajender Boddula, Noora Al-Qahtani, Bo-Wun Huang, and Guo-Ping Chang-Chien. 2024. "Enhancing Sustainable Energy Through Cutting-Edge Waste Biorefinery Technologies" Reactions 5, no. 4: 1101-1147. https://doi.org/10.3390/reactions5040059

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Lee, Y.-Y., Srinivaas, M., Li, I.-C., Keharika, K., Pothu, R., Boddula, R., Al-Qahtani, N., Huang, B.-W., & Chang-Chien, G.-P. (2024). Enhancing Sustainable Energy Through Cutting-Edge Waste Biorefinery Technologies. Reactions, 5(4), 1101-1147. https://doi.org/10.3390/reactions5040059

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