Glossary
Biorefineries

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 O₂ required to oxidize organic matter biologically. It is used to assess the biodegradable fraction of the carbonaceous pollutant load of wastewater (in mg/mL),

Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD); Demande biochimique en oxygène (DCO)

Consumption...