Cyanohydrins are biologically active compounds used in synthesis of - amino alcohols, - hydroxy ketones and - hydroxy acids, which have importance as fine chemicals, pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals.

Biorefinery is a new industrial mode substituting renewable biomass for unrenewable fossil resource to produce bioenergy or chemicals and securing the sustainable development of social economics.

Biomass is an important renewable carbon resource that can be converted into normal fuels as solid, liquid and gas as well as other chemicals or products.