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Biorefinery of Plant-Based Products

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Biorefining is defined as the sustainable processing of biomass into a spectrum of marketable products and energy. Similar to the value of refinery to fossil fuel resources, biorefinery is important in the utilization of plant biomass/seeds for the production of bioproducts. The process of biorefining crop seeds varies according to seed type but displays some common factors. Biorefinery is also a key step in ethanol fermentation and can be further developed for the utilization of fermentation by-products. The development of biorefinery systems is a key factor in the production of plant bioproducts with high efficiency and low cost.

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  1. Department of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada

    Youn Young Shim, Shahram Emami, Kornsulee Ratanapariyanuch & Martin J. T. Reaney

  2. Prairie Tide Chemicals Inc., Saskatoon, SK, Canada

    Youn Young Shim & Martin J. T. Reaney

  3. Guangdong Saskatchewan Oilseed Joint Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

    Youn Young Shim & Martin J. T. Reaney

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Shim, Y.Y., Emami, S., Ratanapariyanuch, K., Reaney, M.J.T. (2018). Biorefinery of Plant-Based Products. In: Chen, G., Weselake, R., Singer, S. (eds) Plant Bioproducts. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-8616-3_11

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