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Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining is a vital source of information on sustainable products, fuels and energy. Examining the spectrum of international scientific research and industrial development along the entire supply chain, The journal publishes a balanced mixture of peer-reviewed critical reviews, commentary, business news highlights, policy updates and patent intelligence. Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining is dedicated to fostering growth in the biorenewables sector and serving its growing interdisciplinary community by providing a unique, systems-based insight into technologies in these fields as well as their industrial development.

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Topics covered by the journal include:

Feedstock design and production

• Plant biology for the design of biomass feedstocks, including cell wall composition and the production of chemicals within the plant
• Plant biotechnology and genomics for the design of biomass feedstocks
• Agriculture, agronomy, forestry and silviculture in relation to feedstock production
• Utilisation of organic residues, including animal fats, as feedstock for biobased products

Biomass treatment and conversion

• Biomass pretreatment and fractionation, including chemical and physical methods
• Enzymatic hydrolysis of biomass to sugars, including novel enzyme discovery
• Biological and chemical conversion of sugars to chemicals and other bioproducts (including fermentation, metabolic engineering of microbes and novel catalysts)
• Thermochemical conversion technologies, including gasification and pyrolysis of biomass, as well as cleaning and conditioning of the resultant gaseous or liquid fuels
• Transesterification of vegetable and animal oils to produce biodiesel, including novel catalysts
• Optimisation of biodiesel quality and stability, including use as a fuel additive

Separation and process technology

• Separation and purification of biomass-derived fuels and chemicals, including green chemistry
• Biorefinery process integration

Industrial development

• A systems approach to growing, harvesting, supplying and processing biomass into products
• Matching biobased products with market needs, including institutional and consumer/market barriers to the increased use of biobased products
• Sustainability of biobased fuels and chemicals, including sustainability framework and criteria development
• Integrating the production of food, feed and traditional forest products with biobased fuels and chemicals
• Implications of expanding biobased fuel and chemical production for the forest and agriculture sectors, including land use competition as well as symbiotic interactions.

Business and commercial news content

• Updates on fossil fuels and other traditional sources of fuel and chemicals
• Business digest, including the state of play of large companies
• Patent news
• IP commercialisation news
• Supply chain issues
• Supply and demand drivers.

If you have any comments or suggestions for articles, please contact the Editor, via :

Gaynor Redvers-Mutton, Publications Liaison Manager, T: +44 (0)20 7598 1554 , F: +44 (0)20 7598 1545, E: gaynor.redvers[ at]soci.org

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