Lignocellulosic Biomass Valorization: Bioenergy and Bioproducts

The transition towards a more sustainable society that helps mitigate global climate change is currently being led by the development of a bioeconomy based on the use of biomass as a basic and renewable raw material. In this context, our group's main line of research is to develop processes to obtain biofuels and value-added products from the main components of lignocellulosic biomass using not only wood and non-wood raw materials, but also forest and agricultural residues. This approach covers the chemical and structural characterisation of the main components of lignocellulose, the optimisation of biomass fractionation technologies, and the conversion of the different components of biomass into biofuels and bioproducts.