Lignocellulosics beyond ethanol-industrial biocomposites
ID: 3743

Abstract: Lignocellulosics for the development of Biocomposites in key industrial sectors: construction, transportation and aerospace.

Agro-resources and forest residues can be a very valuable feedstock for developing future biocomposites. This session will demonstrate how the use of whole plant basic materials can be valued. Cellulosic biofibres and nanocrystalline cellulose can be isolated and processed with enzymes to produce high quality fibres to replace fibre glass in composites. Lignin, the second most abudant natural biopolymer, can be used as an eco-binder in biocomposites to replace petrobased phenolics compounds in different industrial applications. Bio-composites can be produced by combining those natural constituents for developing high performance industrial materials. In addition to lignocellulosics components, biocomposites are assembled with other renewable biobased nanostructures and biopolymers to meet industry requirements and standards.

This session will present on-going work in industry, Green Value and JB Martin and in research centres from the National Research Council of Canada (NRC).







Moderator: Adrien Pilon, National Research Council Canada - Biotechnology Research Institute (Canada)

Presenter 1: Lignin and Green Industrial Materials
Jairo Lora, GreenValue, (United States)  [Confirmed]

Presenter 2: Biofibres in Green Composites 
Nicolas Julliard, JB Martin Composite Ltd, (Canada)  [Confirmed]

Presenter 3: Biocomposites from Natural Fibres  
Johanne Denault, Industrial Materials Institute-NRC, (Canada)  [Confirmed]

Presenter 4 (if necessary): Carbon Fibers from Renewable Resources 
Frederick Baker, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, (United States)  [Contacted]

Panel Organizer:
Adrien Pilon, National Research Council Canada - Biotechnology Research Institute, (Canada)

Why should your submission should be selected for this year’s program?
This sesion will bring to BIO a new look on lignocellulosics by-products and their addedvalue in biocomposites. This will highlight the on-going work in industry by Green Value, a world leader in the commercialisation of industrial bioproducts derived from lignin and the development of biobased composites at JBMartin LTd and at the NRC IMI and BRI research centres . This will highlight the potential for canadian biofibres and biocomposites for applications in key sectors: construction, transportation and aerospace