Project
FLEXIBI:Small-scale flexi-feed biorefineries: experimental evaluation and development of a decision support tool devoted to agricultural and industrial urban and peri-urban wastes (FLEXIBI)
FLEXIBI aims to study, on the basis of integrated experimental and modelling strategies, the use of biomass residues from the Flemish primary agricultural and horticultural sector for small-scale biorefineries that process a variable feed of biomass (flexi-feed biorefineries). More specifically, these biomass residues are evaluated for the production of (precursors for) biobased materials, chemicals and cosmetics, depending on the biorefining process. The entire process chain will be integrated, from biomass / raw material collection to the optimization and development of biorefining processes and the end product (bio-based material). The experimental data and expert knowledge will lead to better modelling and engineering. The ultimate goal of FLEXIBI is to develop decision support tools for the development of small scale flexi-food biorefineries for specific configurations at the local level.