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Hybrid aspen bark as a raw material for pesticide chemicals

Date:24 April 2023

Country: Finland

Plant Name:

    Aspen

Residue Name:

    Bark

End Products

Torrefied biomass

biochar

Biochemicals

pesticide chemicals

Fertilizer and soil nutrients

biochar

Application

  • Applications in the chemical industry like pesticide chemicals

Description

The extractives and chemical composition of hybrid aspen bark allow it to be used in several applications in the chemical industry. In the doctoral dissertation of Pasi Korkalo, who is a researcher at the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) and a doctoral student at the University of Oulu's Sustainable Chemistry unit, the chemical composition of the bark biomass of hybrid aspen was studied,  pesticide chemicals were produced from the bark's hemicellulose.

Pathway Description:

First, the bark is collected and then subjected to hot water extraction to separate the raw material for further use . After separating the extractives from the bark, the extraction residue was further utilized by torrefication.

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Tags: Bio-Based Products from Hybrid Aspen BarkBio-Based Chemicals from Forest BiomassPesticide Development from Aspen Bark

End Products

Torrefied biomass

biochar

Biochemicals

pesticide chemicals

Fertilizer and soil nutrients

biochar

Feedstock

Types of Feedstock

Forest residue

Pathways

Thermal

torrefication,hot water extraction

Mechanical

Hot water extraction

Stakeholders

Central government

Natural Resources Institute Finland