Primer on Bioproducts

This Primer on Bioproducts is an introduction to biology-based industrial products and processes - technologies and processes that use plants, micro-organisms and their products as an alternative (or as a complement) to the fossil fuels and petrochemicals used in cars, factories and consumer goods. For the purposes of this Primer, bioproducts refer to commercial, industrial and environmental products, but not to the food, feed and fibre we traditionally derive from microbial and plant species.

Innovation Roadmap on Bio-based Feedstocks Fuels and Industrial Products (2004)

The objective of the innovation roadmap is to identify technology-based opportunities for utilizing Canada’s abundant bioresources in order to grow the economy while protecting the environment and our quality of life. The roadmap report covers a number of chemical and bioconversion technologies,and identifies both immediate and future markets for the bio-based economy.

Sustainability Assessment Framework and Tool (SAFT) for Biobased Products and Technologies. To obtain a copy of the spreadsheet, contact Maria Wellisch or Matthew Schacker.

Environmental Impacts of Plants Used for Chemical, Material and Energy Purposes (from ADEME, the French Agency for Environment and Energy Management)

Abstracts of approved proposals 2005-06

T&I criteria template