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A techno-economic analysis of biodiesel biorefineries: Assessment of integrated designs for the co-production of fuels and chemicals

This paper evaluates, for the first time, the economical/environmental feasibility of integrated biorefineries. This is significant because it demonstrates the viability of biomass-derived solutions. This work has attracted EU-FP7 funding and provides the enabling technology for relevant biotechnological advances; hence it is part of filed PCT and UK patents. It has led to invited seminar presentations, a keynote lecture at PRES international conference 2011 and has been adapted appropriately and taught in an MSc Biotechnology course at the University of Barcelona. Furthermore, it is the basis of an invited book chapter in a recent Royal Society of Chemistry volume.