​More than 1 billion tonnes of agricultural wastes are estimated of being produced worldwide annually. The utilization of agricultural waste residues has become imperative in order to face growing global energy demands and diminishing fossil fuels reserves. Lignocellulosic biomass wastes, which are typically combusted in the fields, could serve as an attractive source of fermentable carbohydrates, which in turn may be used as feedstock for the production of value-added products. NoWasteBioTech will develop key technologies that will allow the utilization of such wastes in order to achieve:
- aReduction in GHG emissions of the chemicals production sector
- aDecoupling of chemicals production from fossil oil reserves
- aDevelopment of novel green technologies of low energy and resources usage