title: A biorefinery processing perspective: treatment of lignocellulosic materials for the production of value-added products.
abstract: In the last decade, there has been increasing research interest in the value of bio-sourced materials recovered from residual biomass. Research that focuses on the use of extracted, recovered and/or synthesized bioproducts for direct industrial applications is essential for the implementation of sustainable approaches in a forward-looking bio-based economy. The effective use of biomass feedstocks, particularly lignocellulosic materials (plant biomass predominantly comprised of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin), in large-scale applications will evolve from innovative research aimed at the development and implementation of biorefineries--multi-step, multi-product facilities established for specific bio-sourced feedstocks. This paper presents recent advances in lignocellulosic biomass processing and analysis from a biorefining perspective. In addition, existing industrial biomass processing applications are discussed and examined within a biorefinery context.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada K7L 3N6.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: FitzPatrick
authors.forename: Pascale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Champagne
authors.forename: Michael F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Cunningham
authors.forename: Ralph A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Whitney
mesh_terms: D001709:Biotechnology / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods*; D004736:Energy-Generating Resources / Q000191:economics*; D008031:Lignin / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: C036909:lignocellulose; D008031:Lignin