title: Synergy between bio-based industry and the feed industry through biorefinery.
abstract: Processing biomass into multi-functional components can contribute to the increasing demand for raw materials for feed and bio-based non-food products. This contribution aims to demonstrate synergy between the bio-based industry and the feed industry through biorefinery of currently used feed ingredients. Illustrating the biorefinery concept, rapeseed was selected as a low priced feed ingredient based on market prices versus crude protein, crude fat and apparent ileal digestible lysine content. In addition it is already used as an alternative protein source in diets and can be cultivated in European climate zones. Furthermore, inclusion level of rapeseed meal in pig diet is limited because of its nutritionally active factors. A conceptual process was developed to improve rapeseeds nutritional value and producing other bio-based building blocks simultaneously. Based on the correlation between market prices of feed ingredients and its protein and fat content, the value of refined products was estimated. Finally, a sensitivity analysis, under two profit scenario, shows that the process is economically feasible. This study demonstrates that using biorefinery processes on feed ingredients can improve feed quality. In conjunction, it produces building blocks for a bio-based industry and creates synergy between bio-based and feed industry for more efficient use of biomass. © 2015 Society of Chemical Industry.
authors.affiliation: Vilentum Hogeschool, Department of Applied Science, De Drieslag 4, 8251 JZ Dronten, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Amanda M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Teekens
authors.affiliation: Agrotechnology and Food Sciences Group, Food & Biobased Research, Wageningen UR, Bornse Weilanden 9, 6708 WG Wageningen, the Netherlands.|Agrotechnology and Food Sciences Group, Bio-based Chemistry and Technology, Wageningen UR, Bornse Weilanden 9, 6708 WG Wageningen, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Marieke E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Bruins
authors.affiliation: Vilentum Hogeschool, Department of Applied Science, De Drieslag 4, 8251 JZ Dronten, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Johannes Mn
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: van Kasteren
authors.affiliation: Animal Nutrition Group, Department of Animal Sciences, Wageningen UR, P.O. Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Wouter H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Hendriks
authors.affiliation: Agrotechnology and Food Sciences Group, Food & Biobased Research, Wageningen UR, Bornse Weilanden 9, 6708 WG Wageningen, the Netherlands.|Agrotechnology and Food Sciences Group, Bio-based Chemistry and Technology, Wageningen UR, Bornse Weilanden 9, 6708 WG Wageningen, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Johan Pm
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Sanders
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed; D056804:Biofuels / Q000191:economics*; D018533:Biomass; D029741:Brassica rapa / Q000737:chemistry; D002617:Chemical Industry / Q000191:economics*; D019649:Food Industry / Q000191:economics*; D018803:Models, Economic
chemical_list: D056804:Biofuels
keywords: animal nutrition; bio-based building blocks; economics; protein; rapeseed meal