The Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy’s Bioresources, Bioprocessing and Biorefining Program focuses on discovery and delivery of world-leading innovations in the processing of agricultural commodities, by-products and waste streams to produce value-added products in the Bioeconomy.
We are actively collaborating with researchers, industries, government, non-government and not-for-profit organisations to drive research and adoption. We have multidisciplinary collaborative research in the conversion of biocommodities, residues and wastes from crop, food and meat and livestock industries into valuable fuels, chemicals, animal feed, food and materials.
We are internationally recognised in developing innovative, real-world solutions for the sugar industry. We provide high quality research, education services, training and consulting solutions to the Australian and international bioproduction industries.
Real-world innovation
The program develops scalable and impactful processing technologies. Our interdisciplinary team with engineering, biology, and chemistry expertise investigates research questions relevant to industry.
Our research spans topics across the full range of operations of a major agricultural manufacturing supply chain and into the future value chains in bioresources and bioproduction sectors that are more efficient, productive and sustainable.
We work to improve overall value through development of technologies that focus on production yield, quality of products, energy efficiency, cost reduction, emissions reduction, carbon capture, and diversification of revenue streams.
About the Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy
The Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy brings together QUT’s brightest minds in agriculture and bioeconomy research to help feed the world sustainably and develop cleaner, greener bioproducts. Our unique mix of expertise in plant and industrial biotechnology, synthetic biology, soil science, process engineering, industrial chemistry and business creates a continuum of research and development from laboratory through to real-world research outcomes.