Bioproducts and Bioeconomy

Ontario’s emerging bioeconomy has the potential to significantly impact the agricultural and food processing industries in a very positive manner. OMAFRA is helping to create new opportunities for the use of biobased feedstocks in the manufacture of biobased products. Identifying new uses for agricultural and food processing residues increases their value, allows these industries to participate in new value chains, and thereby significantly contributes to the economic development of both rural communities and Ontario as a whole.

This website provides information related to bioproducts and the bioeconomy, covering such topics as bioenergy, biofuels, biomaterials, biochemicals conferences and meetings and other related subjects.

Table of Contents

1. General Information - Bioproducts
2. General Information - Bioeconomy
3. Bioenergy
4. Biomaterials
5. Biochemicals
6. Green Energy
7. Useful Web Links
8. Conferences and Events

General Information - Bioproducts

• Introduction to Bioproducts
  
• The Canada’s Bioproducts Industry, 2003 and 2006
• Bioproducts
• Ontario bioproducts strategy
• Industrial Bioproducts: Today and Tomorrow
• Agri. and Agri. Food Canada- Bioproducts Development Survey: analysis of the summary of results
• An assessment of the opportunities and challenges of a bio-based economy for Agriculture and Food Research in Canada
• Towards Canadian R & D Strategy for Bioproducts & Bioprocesses
• Ontario's Bioadvantage
• Not enough green in Canada's Bioproduct Industry

General Information - Bioeconomy

• ELORIN study- Biomass to rural vitality report
• BIOTECanada- The Canadian Blueprint document on biobased economy
• Industry Canada - Innovation road map on Bio-based Feedstocks, Fuels and Industrial Products
• An assessment of the opportunities and challenges of a bio-based economy for Agriculture and Food Research in Canada
• Biomass as a feedstock for a Bioenergy and Bioproducts industry: The technical feasibility of a Billion- Ton Annual Supply
• Non-Food/ Non-Feed Industrial Uses of Agricultural Products for Alberta
• David Suzuki Foundation- Smart Generation: Powering Ontario with Renewable Energy
• Analysing Ontario Biofuel options: Greenhouse gas mitigation efficiency and costs
• Crop Life Canada- Innovation and Partnership in the Bio-Economy

Bioenergy

Biomass Crops

• Developing Real World Use of Agriculture Biomass Crops
• Switchgrass Cost of Production
• Bio-Energy Crops Research,
• Crop Residues - Your Future Cash Crop?
• Is Biomass Heat a Future Enterprise for Your Farm?
• Biomass Crop Seed/Planting Material Suppliers
• Biomass Getting Some Face Time
• Report on Literature Review of Agronomic Practices for Energy Crop Production under Ontario Conditions
• Feasibility of Improving Biomass Combustion through Extraction of Nutrients
• Literature Review and Study - Energy market Alternatives for Commercially Grown Biomass in Ontario under Ontario Conditions

 

Biofuels

Biofuels

• Biofuels

Ethanol

• The Ethanol Boom
• News Release- Province Investing in Ontario's Ethanol Producers
• Ministry of Environment- Frequently asked questions: Ethanol blended Gasoline

Biodiesel

• On farm biodiesel production
• A critical cost benefit analysis of oilseed biodiesel in Canada
• US- National Renewable Energy Laboratory- Biodiesel Production Technology
• A critical Review of biodiesel as a transportation fuel in Canada

Biogas

• Anaerobic Digestion Basics
• Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas
• Ontario biogas systems financial assistance program
• Ontario Large Herd Operators- European Anaerobic Digestion tour report
• The financial feasibility of anaerobic digestion for Ontario's livestock industries

Biomass heat and electricity

• Agricultural biomass for combustion energy- OMAFRA- OPG Steering Committee
  
• Making Green Energy Happen: Policies and priorities-workshop presentations and conference report; Lawrence National Centre for Policy and Management, The University of Western Ontario
• Biomass Resource Options: Creating a Bioheat supply for the Canadian Greenhouse Industry
• Feedstock to Furnace: Bioenergy Systems for the Ontario Greenhouse industry
• Use of Biomass for heating greenhouses in Ontario: Rules and Best management practices

• Biomass Pelletizing, Heating and Combustion Equipment Manufacturers / Suppliers
• Biomass Fuel Pellets Suppliers
• Biomass Burn Characteristics (order No. 11-033)
• Biomass Densification for Energy Production (order No. 11-035)
  

General

• Report
• Biofuels
• Biofuel Technology Handbook
• Biodiesel and the economic impact on Canadian producers
• A critical review of biodiesel as a transportation fuel in Canada
• A Biodiesel Primer
• Ethanol 101- Frequently asked questions
• How fuel ethanol is made from corn
• Cellulosic ethanol- Biofuel Beyond Corn
• The Canadian conference on industrial bioproduct innovation presentations
• Achieving sustainable production of agricultural biomass for biorefinery feedstock
  

Biomaterials

• Biobased materials for a sustainable future
• Biocomposites in automotive manufacturing
• Biofibres Industry Development Project for Eastern Ontario
• Biobased and biodegradable plastics 101
• Biopolymers- factsheet
  

Biochemicals

• Sustainable Chemistry Alliance
• US- Department of Energy- Top value added chemicals from biomass - Volume I
• US- Department of Energy- Top value added chemicals from biomass - Volume II
• Biochemicals from Corn

Useful Web Links

Ontario

• Ontario Bioproducts
• Ontario Innovation agenda and the Bioeconomy
• OMAFRA- University of Guelph research projects
• Bioproducts at Guelph
• Ontario bioauto council
• Ontario sustainable energy association
  

Canada

• Agriculture and Agri. Food Canada- Bio-products and Bio-fuels Inquiries Line
• Agriculture and Agri. Food Canada- Biomass, Biorefineries, Biomass inventory mapping tool
• Bioportal- Biotechnology, Govt. of Canada
  
• Natural Resources Canada- RET Screen (renewable energy software tool)
• Government of Canada- Clean energy technology portal
• Contact Canada- search engine for database of industries
• Canadian Life Sciences Database
• Genome Canada- Position papers on agriculture and bioproducts
• Canadian Biomass Innovation Network
• REAP- Resource Efficient Agricultural Production
• Canadian Bioenergy Association
• Canadian Renewable Fuels Association
  

USA

• Bio Blogs and Podcasts
• US National Renewable Energy Laboratory- Biomass
• US-Department of energy- Biomass programs
• US-Department of energy- Biomass feedstock composition and property database
• US- Bioenergy Feedstock information network
• USDA- database search
• US-Agricultural Research Service Magazine- Special edition on bioenergy
• Wisconsin Biorefining Development Initiative
• Iowa State University- Agricultural marketing resource centre- a national information resource or value added agriculture
• Purdue University- Integrative Centre for biotechnology and Engineering
• Purdue University- New crops resources online
• National Sustainable Agricultural Information Service- ATTRA

Europe

• Europe - Europabio-Biobased economy
• International Renewal Energy Agency
• Global Bioenergy Partnership
  

Research & Commericialization grant funding programs

• Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs- Research Funding Opportunities
• Agriculture and Agri. Food Canada
• Agricultural Adaptation Council
• Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs - Programs and Services
• Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation
• Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
• Ontario Ministry of Revenue
• Sustainable Technology Development Canada

Conferences and Events