Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining is a vital source of information on sustainable products, fuels and energy. Examining the spectrum of international scientific research and industrial development along the entire supply chain, The journal publishes a balanced mixture of peer-reviewed critical reviews, commentary, business news highlights, policy updates and patent intelligence. Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining is dedicated to fostering growth in the biorenewables sector and serving its growing interdisciplinary community by providing a unique, systems-based insight into technologies in these fields as well as their industrial development.

Topics covered by the journal include:

Feedstock design and production

  Plant biology for the design of biomass feedstocks, including cell wall composition and the production of chemicals within the plant
  Plant biotechnology and genomics for the design of biomass feedstocks
  Agriculture, agronomy, forestry and silviculture in relation to feedstock production
 Utilisation of organic residues, including animal fats, as feedstock for biobased products

Biomass treatment and conversion

  Biomass pretreatment and fractionation, including chemical and physical methods
   Enzymatic hydrolysis of biomass to sugars, including novel enzyme discovery
 Biological and chemical conversion of sugars to chemicals and other bioproducts (including fermentation, metabolic engineering of microbes and novel catalysts)
 Thermochemical conversion technologies, including gasification and pyrolysis of biomass, as well as cleaning and conditioning of the resultant gaseous or liquid fuels
 Transesterification of vegetable and animal oils to produce biodiesel, including novel catalysts
 Optimisation of biodiesel quality and stability, including use as a fuel additive

Separation and process technology

 Separation and purification of biomass-derived fuels and chemicals, including green chemistry
 Biorefinery process integration

Industrial development
   A systems approach to growing, harvesting, supplying and processing biomass into products
   Matching biobased products with market needs, including institutional and consumer/market barriers to the increased use of biobased products
 Sustainability of biobased fuels and chemicals, including sustainability framework and criteria development
   Integrating the production of food, feed and traditional forest products with biobased fuels and chemicals
  Implications of expanding biobased fuel and chemical production for the forest and agriculture sectors, including land use competition as well as symbiotic interactions.
  Biofuel cells

Business and commercial news content

   Updates on fossil fuels and other traditional sources of fuel and chemicals
    Business digest, including the state of play of large companies
   Patent news
   IP commercialisation news
   Supply chain issues
   Supply and demand drivers