Bio-based and agriculture resources for production of bioproducts

Valorization of organic wastes (OWs), including agricultural residues, agro-industrial, and organic municipal waste, could be an attractive approach for achieving bioenergy and biochemicals. The integration of biorefinery with membrane technology represents a useful tool for a fast downstream OWs processing, with zero waste generation. However, OWs have heterogeneous properties that need to be preprocessed before their transformation. Therefore a preliminary pretreatment is required. Also, the bioprocessing of OW should be controlled for the production of different bio-based products. Among the parameters strongly affecting the production process, there are feeding rate, pH, and temperature. In addition, technical and commercial feasibility of the integrated approach need to be evaluated. This chapter reviews the biotransformation of OW into several bioproducts, recommending integrated biorefinery approach for the subsequent production of bioproducts. A brief review on membrane technology and its application in downstream processing is provided. Future prospects of integrated biorefinery and membrane technology are proposed.