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Canadian biomass reserves for biorefining

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A lignocellulosic-based biorefining strategy may be supported by biomass reserves, created initially with residues from wood product processing or agriculture. Biomass reserves might be expanded using innovative management techniques that reduce vulnerability of feedstock in the forest products or agricultural supply chain. Forest-harvest residue removal, disturbance isolation, and precommercial thinnings might produce 20–33×106 mt/yr of feedstock for Canadian biorefineries. Energy plantations on marginal Canadian farmland might produce another 9–20 mt. Biomass reserves should be used to support first-generation biorefining installations for bioethanol production, development of which will lead to the creation of future high-value coproducts. Suggestions for Canadian policy reform to support biomass reserves are provided.

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Mabee, W.E., Fraser, E.D.G., McFarlane, P.N. et al. Canadian biomass reserves for biorefining. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 129, 22–40 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1385/ABAB:129:1:22

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