The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to biorefinery integration

This presentation from Sandia National Laboratories summarizes a workshop on biorefinery integration held in October 2025. The objectives were to develop a shared vision for the refinery of the future and identify R&D needs for processing both bio-based and fossil feedstocks. Recommendations from industry and research attendees included developing centralized lab facilities, analytical methods for intermediates, and a working group to prioritize critical material attributes. The workshop also emphasized the need for improved carbon credit availability, standardized LCA methods, and pilot programs focusing on co-processing and other reactor types to facilitate the transition to refineries utilizing biomass resources.