Biorefineries to Transform Forestry Sector
May 18, 2007| |
The forestry sector experiences rapid and vibrant growth as biorefineries sprout to change the face of forestry industries. Dr Simon Potter, a researcher from Ensis – the forestry research joint venture between Australia’s CSIRO and New Zealand’s Crown Research Institute, Scion – says forestry industries will be transformed by utilizing biorefineries to produce a wide range of new, high-value products such as plastics, textiles, functional food additives, and fragrances.
Ensis is undertaking phenomics gene research to better understand gene function in trees, which will form the basis of the development of whole new industries for the forestry sector. “Our phenomic research is specifically focused on enhancing the growth and wood characteristics of trees, which means they could be grown specifically to make biofuels, plastics or other bio-based products,” Dr Potter says.
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