Biobased industrial products : research and commercialization priorities (paper)

This text envisages a biobased industrial future, where starch will be used to make biopolymers and vegetable oils will become a routine component in lubricants and detergents.

This book envisions a biobased industrial future, where starch will be used to make biopolymers, and vegetable oils will become a routine component in lubricants and detergents. The book overviews the U.S. land resources available for agricultural production, summarizes plant materials currently produced, and describes prospects for increasing varieties and yields. The committee discusses the concept of the biorefinery and outlines proven and potential thermal, mechanical, and chemical technologies for conversion of natural resources to industrial applications.