If energy crops are cultivated normally for energy purposes, why should those be used for papermaking, or can they, instead of production of green energy?
In some cases production of green energy by using energy crops is not viable enough without subsidies. By using energy crops in Chempolis process, all parts of the plant fibres can be used in the most efficient way. Plant fibre raw materials consist of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin (the glue-like part of the fibres). In papermaking process, only the fibres, i.e. the cellulose containing part, are needed to produce high-quality pulp and paper products. The leftover part, i.e. dissolved hemicellulose and lignin, can be used in green energy production. By doing this, profit per ton of raw material is many times higher than in energy-only production.
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