Softwood bark is an important source for producing chemicals and materials as well as
bioenergy. Extraction is regarded as a key technology for obtaining chemicals in general …

Forest resources are among the most important of Canada (in the case of Québec, nearly
90% of the territory). Innovation represents an essential challenge for the Canadian forest …

The annual bark yield in Canada is as much as 17 million m 3. Currently, more than half of
the bark is incinerated or landfilled and the remainder of the bark is mainly used as a cheap …

Flavonoids, lignans, terpenes, phenols, alkaloids, sterols, waxes, fats, tannins, sugars,
gums, suberins, resin acids and carotenoids are among the many classes of compounds …

Forest trees are integral to the landscape and rural economy. Unfortunately, the economic
returns from timber production have declined significantly across Europe. Only 25% of felled …

Bioactive molecules are those capable of interacting with living organisms, causing changes
in them. Wood extractives contain important amounts of these molecules, and some of them …

Industrial spruce bark is an abundant side-stream from forest industries that contains tannins
and other phenolic compounds that can be exploited in a variety of applications. In this …

Forests have provided mankind with strong basis for economic development for centuries.
The last century witnessed unprecedented industrial evolution and expansion in the fields of …

Lignocellulosic residues have the potential for obtaining high value-added products that
could be better valorized if biorefinery strategies are adopted. The debarking of short …

Forest-based biomass is one of the main sources of energy and feedstock for industrial
production of bio-materials, bio-chemicals, bio-fuels, and other novel bio-refinery products in …