Technical Reports and Tools

Latest Technical Reports and Tools in Bio-based Products

• Measuring the energy and greenhouse gas balances of biofuels and bio-based chemicals using LCA, NNFCC 12-023

  02 May 2012

  This report investigates the importance of allocation procedures in reporting and understanding energy and greenhouse gas balances from life cycle assessment of biofuels and bio-based chemicals.

  PDF, 578 kB

• IEA Bioenergy - Task 42 Biorefinery: Biobased Chemicals - value added products from biorefineries

  28 Feb 2012

  This report, prepared on behalf of IEA Bioenergy - Task 42 Biorefinery, addresses the main bio-based chemicals that could potentially be co-produced with secondary energy carriers in integrated biorefinery facilities.

  PDF, 997 kB

• NNFCC Project Executive Summary: Capabilities and Opportunities for Joint Working on Biorefining and Industrial Biotechnology

  21 Jun 2011

  Norway and the UK can profit from collaborating in biorefining and industrial biotechnology.

  PDF, 414 kB

• Development and Commercialisation of Natural Preservatives for Cosmetics Applications, NNFCC 10-014

  23 Jul 2010

  The aim of this study was to review UK-sourced antimicrobial plant products and to understand the barriers to their development and commercialisation as preservatives for cosmetics products.

  This content is provided as a service to our members

• GHG Benefits from Use of Vegetable Oils for Electricity, Heat, Transport and Industrial Purposes, NNFCC 10-016

  30 Mar 2010

  The aims of this study were to evaluate and compare the total greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production of refined vegetable oils derived from a range of specified biomass feedstocks and their subsequent use, either as oils or derived biodiesel, in a range of end-use applications.

  This content is provided as a service to our members

• Investigation of Potential to Scale-up the Use of Renewable Construction Materials in UK, NNFCC 09-009

  11 Mar 2010

  The purpose of this study was to investigate the potential for renewable construction materials to be part of the mainstream construction industry.

  This content is provided as a service to our members

• Assessing the Potential for Algae in the UK

  01 Mar 2010

  Assessing the Potential for the UK in Algae: Report on outputs from the DECC workshop held on 12th November 2009.

  This content is provided as a service to our members

• Polylactic acid from wheat grain

  18 Jan 2010

  Please refer to the report 'Life Cycle Assessment Workbooks for a Selection of Major Renewable Chemicals, NNFCC 09-018', for essential commentary on how to use this workbook, and how to calculate total primary energy inputs and total greenhouse gas emissions for each chemical.

  This content is provided as a service to our members

• Polylactic acid from sugar beet

  18 Jan 2010

  Please refer to the report 'Life Cycle Assessment Workbooks for a Selection of Major Renewable Chemicals, NNFCC 09-018', for essential commentary on how to use this workbook, and how to calculate total primary energy inputs and total greenhouse gas emissions for each chemical.

  This content is provided as a service to our members

• LLDPE from wheat grain

  18 Jan 2010

  Please refer to the report 'Life Cycle Assessment Workbooks for a Selection of Major Renewable Chemicals, NNFCC 09-018', for essential commentary on how to use this workbook, and how to calculate total primary energy inputs and total greenhouse gas emissions for each chemical.

  This content is provided as a service to our members