Since 1994 AGRICE has pursued a double-pronged programme pertaining to energy and chemicals.

From the outset AGRICE has focused on energy uses, targeting the use of renewable resources derived from crops for transport and heating. Biofuels liquid, and solid have been the theme of many research projects since 1994.


The focus on chemical applications was included in AGRICE's brief from the beginning, but has been longer in taking shape. Economically and technically competitive processes must be developed in order to substitute biomolecules and biomaterials for petrochemical products. Biofuel coproducts can provide feedstocks.