Journal of Fundamentals of Renewable Energy and Applications
Open Access

Production of biofuels and biobased compounds in urban biorefineries

International Conference on Green Energy & Expo

September 21-23, 2015 Orlando, USA

Aurore Richel and Eric Haubruge

Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech-Universite de Liege, Belgium

Posters-Accepted Abstracts: J Fundam Renewable Energy Appl

Abstract :

â�?�?Urban biorefiningâ�? is an original concept aiming at using urban wastes (household wastes, municipal wastes, industrial liquid and or solid residues and side-products etc) mainly of vegetal origin for the production of an array of biofuels and bio-products. This â�?�?urban bio-refiningâ�? concept fits particularly with the economic, geographic and politic contexts and constraints of the Walloon Region (south part of Belgium). Indeed, Walloon Region is a very small territory (area of about 6,504 sq mi) with a temperate climate. Supply feedstock mainly arising form forestry and agriculture are thus rather restricted, submitted to importation and subjected to non-standardized quality. Several examples of our regional strategy still available on an industrial scale are herein proposed and detailed.

Biography :

Email: a.richel@ulg.ac.be