8. Glossary

Life cycle analysis (LCA); Analyse de cycle de vie (ACV)

Standardized valuation method ( ISO 14040 and ISO 14044 ) to produce a multi-criteria, multi-stage environmental balance sheet for a product.

Biorefinery

A succession of physical, chemical and/or biological deconstruction, separation and functionalization technologies designed to sustainably transform biomass into platform molecules, intermediate or finished commercial products.

Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD); Demande biochimique en oxygène (DBO)

Quantity of O ₂ required to oxidize organic matter biologically. It is used to assess...