The 4th International Environmental Best Practices Conference

“Biorefinery – Biobased Value Chains and Sustainable Development”

08-12 September 2013, Olsztyn, Poland

The concept of a biorefinery generating a spectrum of biomass-based products arranged in a value chain is the biggest research challenge for the next decades. Firstly, the development of this concept requires an interdisciplinary research approach as it is only through convergence of achievements at the crossroads of many sciences, including green, red and white biotechnology, technical, agricultural, environmental, social and economic sciences, will create synergistic scientific effects. And secondly, applied research effects associated with biorefineries, new biorefinery processes and products implemented in the future market portfolio will integrate three fundamental areas of sustainable development: economy, environment, and society.

The Conference will summarise research achievements and new trends in many interrelated aspects associated with biorefinery processes and products. They will be discussed in the eight consecutive research panels of session presentations and posters.

 Conference topics:
• Biorefinery – research progress and opportunities
• Feedstock
• Genetics and biotechnology
• Biomass pretreatment
• Bioprocesses and bioproducts
• Valorization of waste products by microorganisms
and enzymes
• Biorefinery thermal processes
• Biorefinery and environmental impact.

 The information on the Environmental Best Practices
Conference is available at http://www.ebp4.pl