biorefinery
noun
bio·re·fin·ery ˌbī-ō-ri-ˈfī-nə-rē 
-ˈfīn-rē
plural biorefineries
: a facility that processes biological material (such as crop waste) to produce fuel (such as ethanol and biodiesel), electricity, and commercially useful chemicals (such as succinic acid)
Meanwhile DuPont, the chemical giant, is figuring out how to construct a biorefinery fueled by corn stover—the stalk and leaves that are left in the field after farmers harvest their crop.
John J. Fialka et al.
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The feedstock for the biorefinery will be transported in by truck from two off-site locations, one in Indiana and one in Illinois. Carrie Napoleon, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2022 These transactions won't begin until 2026 as Velocys builds out a new biorefinery in Mississippi capable of producing such fuels at volume. Dan Carson, Chron, 10 May 2022 Velocys is building a new biorefinery in Mississippi that is scheduled to begin commercial delivery of fuel in 2026. Steve Banker, Forbes, 2 May 2022 The biorefinery will not incinerate or combust municipal solid waste, official said. Carrie Napoleon, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2022 The company built Scotland's first biorefinery last year, with the capacity to convert 50,000 metric tons of whisky by-products into biochemicals. Rebecca Cairns, CNN, 25 Apr. 2022 A company called E3 Biofuels is about to fire up the most energy-efficient corn ethanol facility in the country: a $75 million state-of the-art biorefinery and feedlot capable of producing 25 million gallons of ethanol a year. Wired Staff, WIRED, 1 Oct. 2006 See More
Carrie Napoleon, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2022 These transactions won't begin until 2026 as Velocys builds out a new biorefinery in Mississippi capable of producing such fuels at volume. Dan Carson, Chron, 10 May 2022 Velocys is building a new biorefinery in Mississippi that is scheduled to begin commercial delivery of fuel in 2026. Steve Banker, Forbes, 2 May 2022 The biorefinery will not incinerate or combust municipal solid waste, official said. Carrie Napoleon, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2022 The company built Scotland's first biorefinery last year, with the capacity to convert 50,000 metric tons of whisky by-products into biochemicals. Rebecca Cairns, CNN, 25 Apr. 2022 A company called E3 Biofuels is about to fire up the most energy-efficient corn ethanol facility in the country: a $75 million state-of the-art biorefinery and feedlot capable of producing 25 million gallons of ethanol a year. Wired Staff, WIRED, 1 Oct. 2006 See More Word History
First Known Use
1980, in the meaning defined above