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Forestry has long been one of the main driving forces of the economy in Northern Europe. The main product produced from this sector is timber; however, a large amount, approximately 30%, of the biomass is either left in the forest to decompose or chipped for production of bioenergy. Logging residue from the coniferous trees - Norway spruce (Picea abies) and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris), which are the dominant tree species in the countries belonging to the Baltic Sea region, contains a variety of valuable compounds that have application potential in other industries, for example, diterpenes, polyphenolics, polyprenols, vitamins, and others. The principles of bioeconomy and circularity promote the cascading principles in biomass refinery, where, at first, the biomass is utilised for retrieval of most valuable compounds and later for obtaining products with lower added value but higher potential of the biomass volume utilised. Implementation of circularity and end-of-life solutions to achieve carbon neutrality, or even negativity, can be the key to reaching the EU's climate goals. Here we explore several aspects and steps in the biorefinery cycle towards a more sustainable forestry.
| Presenting author | Linards Klavins |
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