Definitions
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- n. the coproduction of a range of biologically-based products (food, feed, materials, chemicals) and energy (fuels, power, heat) from biomass
- n. a facility that carries out such production
Etymologies
Examples
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I thought the biorefinery was a return to said sources.
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Honda said it aimed to set up a pilot "biorefinery" in 2008 at the earliest to test the technology for practical application.
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Nevertheless, Sundrop is beginning construction on its first commercial facility this year, and a full-scale biorefinery is expected to be ready by 2015.
Sundrop Fuels Uses Concentrated Solar Heat to Vaporize Biomass | Inhabitat
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In introducing Carnahan at the biorefinery, Obama called her "one of my favorite people."
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A cellulosic ethanol biorefinery built to produce 1.4 million gallons of ethanol a year from biomass (agricultural waste, wood chips, recycled paper) will open tomorrow in Jennings, LA.
Sustainable Design Update » Blog Archive » Cellulosic Ethanol Becomes a Reality
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For example, while a 100 million gallon per year ethanol biorefinery will directly employ about 50 people, this facility will help support 1,500 jobs in companies that provide services and supplies as well as new businesses in communities where new facilities are built.
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The mill is scheduled to build a biorefinery that will ultimately use the biomass to produce green diesel for the transportation industry, while diverting the heat produced by the conversion process into running the paper mill.
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In fact, one-third of every bushel of grain entering an ethanol biorefinery is returned to the livestock feed market as cattle feed.
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Feedstocks and processes for biofuel production should be diversified: starch, cellulose, lignocellulosic biomass, fermentation, biorefinery, etc.
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Switchgrass is a fast-growing, tall prairie grass native to North America that requires less water and chemical fertilizer than corn, and it's being produced now in states like Tennessee, where the state government is developing a biorefinery to produce ethanol from non-food crops.
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