Conceptual framework of bioethanol production from lignocellulose for agricultural profitability

Among currently developed biofuel and green-power technologies, technological development of lignocellulose biomass-based production of ethanol will be particularly important in a short time perspective as those specific activities constitute an intermediary stage in the process of developing integrated processes of biomass conversion in the route to the universal energy carrier - hydrogen or electricity. Agricultural biorefinery or agri-refinery which converts agricultural biomass to a wide spectrum of biofuels and bioproducts is considered as the key element of the future economy. The biorefinery which produces biofuels and generates bioenergy will constitute the so called agri-energy complex - a local power unit implemented in the system of dispersed energy generation. It is worth noticing that agri-refinery will integrate three fundamental drivers of sustainable development of rural areas - bioeconomics, environment and society. This paper aims at elaborating the conceptual framework of the agri-refinery in the aspect of conversion of agricultural lignocellulosic biomass into bioethanol and other bioproducts as well as the future economy and sustainable development.