Abstract
To establish a model for sustainable integration of local agriculture and biomass industries in rural areas in Southeast Asia, e.g., Vietnam, we are developing both biomass conversion technologies and design/evaluation of the local community-oriented biomass utilization scenarios under an international and interdisciplinary collaboration. As one of the promising approaches, we are focusing on a small-scale regional biorefinery process, which is suitable for local production of bioenergy, biofuels and bio-based materials for local consumption. This is being done to meet the credentials of building a biomass town. This paper introduces our recent progress in the interdisciplinary research pilot demonstration we are conducting in Vietnam.
