Wood Residues as Raw Material for Biorefinery Systems: LCA Case Study on Bioethanol and Electricity Production

Fossil energy and chemical sources are depleting. There is a critical need to change the current industry and human civilization to a sustainable manner, assuring that our way of life actual continues on the path of improvement after the depletion of fossil energy sources. The utilization of agricultural residues as raw materials in a biorefinery is a promising alternative to fossil resources for production of energy carriers and chemicals, thus...