title: Biorefinery.
abstract: The biorefinery produces fuels, solvents, plastics and food for human beings. In some countries, these biorefinery products are made from waste biomass. The main processes in the biorefinery involve ethanol fermentation and lactic acid fermentation. For the biorefinery, many hybrid technologies were developed from different fields, such as bioengineering, polymer chemistry, food science and agriculture.
authors.affiliation: Processing Technology Development Group 2, Biotechnology & Afforestation Buisiness Division, Toyota Motor Corporation, 1099 Aza Marune, Oaza Kurozasa, Miyoshi-chou, Nishikamogun, 470-0201 Aichi, Japan. hitomi_ohara@mail.toyota.co.jp
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohara
mesh_terms: D001407:Bacillus / Q000502:physiology; D018533:Biomass; D019149:Bioreactors; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000379:methods; D000431:Ethanol / Q000378:metabolism*; D005285:Fermentation; D007773:Lactates / Q000378:metabolism*; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000502:physiology; D011091:Polyesters; D011108:Polymers / Q000378:metabolism*; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000379:methods; D012233:Rhizopus / Q000502:physiology; D015003:Yeasts / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D007773:Lactates; D011091:Polyesters; D011108:Polymers; D019344:Lactic Acid; D000431:Ethanol; C033616:poly(lactide); C015866:ethyl lactate