General

Journal of Industrial Ecology
- Vol. 7, 3-4 - Industrial Ecology of Biobased Products


Crops in Construction Handbook

Rural Development in the European Union

UK Government Non-Food Use of Crops Research Database - A compendium of completed and ongoing research

Bioproducts: Renewable Feedstock for Sustainable Materials - Report from the Centre for Advanced and Renewable Materials

Renewable Raw Material for Chemical Technical Products - Article for the Sinan Company

Press release of the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) - 20-12-2005

National Non-Food Crop Centre - The Green Supply Chain 2005 (03-04 November 2005).
Presentations

The U. S. 2020 Vision of Plant / Crop-Based Renewable Resources and its Perspectives for the EU - Dr. Martin Patel, ECOFYS (paste www.chem.uu.nl/nws/www/general/personal/USVision.pdf into your browser)

2005 AAIC Annual Meeting: International Conference on Industrial Crops and Rural Development
- 17 - 21 September 2005, Murcia , Spain
Programme Abstracts

The Workshop on Applications of Molecular Biology for Biobased Products
(2004)
Molecular Biology to enhance plants for the purpose of producing biobased products and bioenergy
An Adobe Acrobat version of the proceedings from this workshop can be downloaded

Renewable Resources - Becoming a Reality (Sponsored by SCI & DTI) - 11 December 2001
Programme
Presentations

Renewable Raw Materials - a way to reduced greenhouse gas emissions for the EU industry? - D. Johansson, DG Enterprise, July 2000

Crops for Industry and Energy in Europe - European Commission publication

The Royal Society:- Biochemicals for the Automotive Industry - A report by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, USA

Non Timber Forest Product Study - Scottish Forest Industries Cluster (February 2002)
- Appendix 1
- Appendix 2
- Appendix 3

Non Timber Woodland Products - Study by the North Pennines AONB

Calendula as Agronomic Raw Material for Industrial Application - Report for Defra by ADAS (September 2002)

A Growers Manual for Calendula Officinalis L. - Manual for Defra by ADAS

Chemical-Technical Utilisation of Vegetable Oils (CTVO-net) - Workshops

Biopolymers - New 12 volume book series
- See pdf files of many of the articles

How Green are Green Plastics? - Article in Scientific American August 2000

A Sustainable Future for Industry: The Role of Biorenewables (25 February 2003)
Paper: M F Askew, New Products: New Uses

Fibres

Sea Grass - A Natural Product for Insulation

N-Fibre Base - Internet-based database system making available comprehensive information of natural fiber reinforced polymers

Euroflax Number 21: June 2004 - Information Bulletin of the FAO European Cooperative Research Network on Flax and Other Bast Plants
Previous Editions:
Euroflax 20
Euroflax 18-19
Euroflax 17

Biofibre.net Newsletter (December 2002)

A Natural History of Nettles - by Keith G R Wheeler

Nettletex


Journal of Industrial Hemp (2002)

Hemp for Europe - Manufacturing and Production Systems - Report for MAFF by ADAS

The Industrial Potential of Fibre from UK-Grown Crops - Report by Silsoe Research Institute
- Executive Summary
- Full Report


The Use of Natural Fibres in Nonwoven Structures for Applications as Automotive Component Substrates - Research & Development Report for MAFF by the Textile Consultancy Ltd (February 2000)

Properties of Fibre Extracted from Unretted Hemp and Fibre Performance in Composites - Report for MAFF by Silsoe Research Institute

Ecocomp - International Conference on Eco-Composites (3-4 Sept 2001: Website

2nd Annual Workshop on Textile Quality and Biotechnology (10-11 Oct 2002)
Abstracts of oral and poster presentations

4th International Wood and Natural Fibre Composites Symposium (10-11 April 2002)
Trip Report
(The Danish Polymer Centre)

Common Fund for Commodities - Alternative Applications for Sisal and Henequen - Technical Paper No. 14 (13 December 2000)
Proceedings of seminar


Speciality

Essential oils from Angelica archangelica L. (Source: Dr Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Database)

The SPINDIGO project: Sustainable Production of Plant-derived Indigo

Unexpected developments from the SEMIOCHEM LINK Programme: The production of semiochemicals (particularly from catmint Nepeta cataria)

Natural Health Products and Functional Foods: A Growing Market for Canadian Oilseeds - Article by the Saskatchewan Nutraceutical Network

Medicinal and Health Food Crops: A Diversification Opportunity? - Powerpoint Presentation by Peter Lapinskas, Independent Consultant

Potential for Colourants from Plant Sources in England and Wales - Report for MAFF by ADAS

Potential Uses of Plants Grown for Extracts Including Essential Oils and Factors Affecting their Yield and Composition - Report for MAFF by ADAS

Small Scale Study of Yield and Quality of Oils from Six Herb Species - Report for MAFF by ADAS

New Pharmaceutical, Nutraceutical and Industrial Products: The Potential for Australian Agriculture - Report by Australia's Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation


Energy

Danish Centre for Biofuels set up - December 2004

Pellets for Bioenergy - 13 May 2004

Bioenergy Network of Excellence - launched by Aston University Bio-Energy Research Group

Biomass-to-Energy 2004: A conference in North Lincolnshire, UK, on February 13th, 2004

Bio-Energy - Enlarged Perspectives - 16-17th October 2003, Budapest, Hungary
(The presentations are available and can be downloaded in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format)


Pyrolysis and Gasification of Biomass and Waste (30 Sept - 1 Oct 2002)
Papers:
The EU perspective in biomass and waste to energy and RES - J Riesgo
Fast pyrolysis of biomass: technical requirements for commercialisation - T Bridgwater
Review of small-scale biomass gasfication - H Knoef
Large-scale gasification overview - E Rensfelt
Municipal and commercial solid wastes for pyrolysis (oils) and gasification markets - K Sipila

Case Studies:
Biomass CHP plant Guessing: a success story - H Hofbauer
Production of fuels from biomass and waste by the EDDITh thermolysis process. Recent industrial developments and realisations - E Marty

First International Ukrainian Conference on Biomass for Energy (23-26 September 2002)

5th UK Bioenergy Conference (27 February 2002)

Co-Firing Seminar (6 February 2002)
(Sponsored by the DTI's Sustainable Energies Programme)
Final Agenda
Proceedings

Forum on Renewable Energies in Hungary
(The presentations are available)

Forest Research (UK) - Information about short rotation coppice for growers, researchers and the bio-energy industry

European Commission Information Day (14th February 2003): Renewable Energy Technologies and Socio-Economic Tools

Iogen Corporation (Canada) - a leading industrial biotechnology company firm specializing in bioethanol

VIEWLS: Clear Views on Clean Fuels - Data, Potentials, Scenarios, Markets and Trade of Biofuels. An EC-supported project

United Oilseeds - BioDiesel 2003 Contracts

Woodfuel Opportunities: Renewable Energy for Scotland - Scottish Forest Industries Cluster

Evaluation of the Comparative Energy, Global Warming and Socio-Economic Costs and Benefits of Biodiesel - Report for Defra by the Resources Research Unit, School of Environment and Development, Sheffield Hallam University (January 2003)

Bioenergy Crops and Bioremediation: A Review - Report for Defra by ADAS (August 2002)

Miscanthus Agronomy (Fuel & Industrial Uses) - Report for MAFF by ADAS
- Executive Summary
- Scientific Report
- Annexes


Review of the Effects of Energy Crops on Hydrology - Report by the Institute of Water and Environment, Cranfield University (January 2001)

Review of the Potential for Soil Carbon Sequestration under Bioenergy Crops - Report by the Institute of Water and Environment, Cranfield University

LAMNET - The Latin American Thematic Network on Bioenergy- The main objective of LAMNET is to establish a trans-national forum for the promotion of sustainable use of biomass in Latin America and other emerging countries.

Starch

Highlights in Bioplastics - An IBAW Publication, January 2005

Highlights in Bioplastics - IBAW Newsletter (International Biodegradable Polymers Association & Working Groups)

RPC BEBO Nederland Adds Biodegradable Packs to Its Range

Evaluation of the Community Policy for Starch and Starch Products - Prepared for the European Commission (2002)

International IBAW Symposium - Advanced Bioplastics (12-13 February 2003)
Papers:
H. Käb, EU Market Development
R. Narayan, Biobased Biodegradable Products
M. Lichtl, Reviewing the Kassel Project

Polydays 2002 (30 Sept - 2 Oct 2002)
Biopolymers: lectures and posters

3rd Biodegradable Plastics Conference (26-27 November 2001)
Report
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