What types of bioproducts are there?
A. The types of bioproducts we can produce in B.C. include: • Biofuels – bioethanol, biodiesel, methane (biogas), bio-oil, wood pellets • Bioenergy – electricity and heat • Biochemicals – bioproduct replacements for industrial chemicals to make a wide variety of bioproducts • Biocatalysts – enzymes • Biomaterials – fabrics, plastics, building materials made from natural fibres or built from chains of molecules derived from compounds such as starch. • Compost – decomposed biomaterials from many sources generally used in farming and gardening • Bio-controls – biochemicals and living organisms used to control other living organisms • Bioremediation – using plants and micro-organisms to clean up contaminated soil and water • BioProduct foods or functional foods – whole foods and fortified, enriched, or enhanced foods such as fresh blueberries or dried fruit bars that improve health. • Health BioProducts (e.g. nutraceuticals) – compounds or groups of compounds extracted from biological sour
