1. Context

The vast majority of raw materials for chemicals and organic polymers come from oil resources. However, ever-increasing demand for resources and the challenges of limiting greenhouse gas emissions are creating tensions over supplies, price volatility and unpredictable trends. Identifying alternative biomass-based solutions is therefore an absolute priority. Against this backdrop, the concept of the biorefinery has been gaining in importance since the early 2000s, both in the scientific community and in industry . Like a crude oil refinery, the aim is to (bio-) chemically transform each biomass component into a variety of useful products. Biobased molecules...