Mankind is searching for a travelable route towards a biomass-driven economy
Biorefinerymeans sustainable processing of biomass into a spectrum of bio-based products
Traditional paper business is maturing, biorefinery offers huge, largely untapped opportunities. The main drivers are:
- Fossil carbon and hydrocarbon run out and fossil CO2 emissions to atmosphere must be limited
- In contrast to oil and minerals, lignocellulosic biomass has fibrous microstructure and composite macrostructure, enabling flexible modification into various end products
- Forests and agriculture produce huge unexploited amounts of biomass
- Need to:
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- replace cotton and petrochemical fibers in growing textile industry
- develop sustainable polymers in various end uses from filters to films, from thickeners to adhesives
- develop sustainable transport fuels
- develop sustainable construction materials |
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