title: Current development of biorefinery in China.
abstract: To meet the demand of its fast growing economy, China has become already the second largest buyer of crude oil. China is facing critical problems of energy shortage and environment deterioration. Rational and efficient energy use and environment protection are both getting more attention in China. Biomass energy is renewable energy made from biological sources. China's biomass resources are abundant, which could provide energy for future social and economic development. However technologies for biomass resource conversion in China are still just beginning. In this paper, current biomass resource distribution and technologies of biomass energy, including power generation, biofuel production and biomass-based chemical production are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Beijing Key Lab of Bioprocess, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China. twtan@mail.buct.edu.cn
authors.forename: Tianwei
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Shang
authors.forename: Xu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D056804:Biofuels; D018533:Biomass; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D002681:China; D000431:Ethanol; D007220:Industrial Waste; D019344:Lactic Acid; D012722:Sewage
chemical_list: D056804:Biofuels; D007220:Industrial Waste; D012722:Sewage; D019344:Lactic Acid; D000431:Ethanol