Research
General
Crops for industry
and energy in Europe
Publication produced by the University of Reading and funded by DG XII
of the Europen Commission - FAIR programme
OASIS
On-line Research and Development database, contains information on
all research funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research
Council (BBSRC) at BBSRC sponsored Institutes, Universities and Higher
Education Institutes and other research institutions
UK Government
Non-Food Use of Crops Research Database
A compendium of completed and ongoing research
Bio-energy
Possible support mechanisms for biomass-generated
heat
(376 KB)
Final report by ILEX Energy Consulting Ltd, December 2003
For information on Defra's support for combined heat and power (CHP) and
heating schemes, see the sustainable
energy pages.
Bioenergy crops and bioremediation - a review
(NF0417)
(658 KB)
Final report by ADAS
Miscanthus agronomy (fuel and industrial uses) (NF0403)
Final project report by ADAS
Review of the
effects of energy crops on hydrology (NF0416)
Final project report by the Institute of Water and Environment, Cranfield
University
Review of the potential for
soil carbon sequestration under bioenergy crops in the UK (NF0418)
Scientific report by the Institute of Water and Environment, Cranfield
University
Biofuels
Evaluation of the comparative
energy, global warming and socio-economic costs and benefits of biodiesel
(NF0422)
(764 KB)
Final report by the Resources Research Unit, School of Environment and
Development, Sheffield Hallam University
Liquid biofuels - prospects
and potential impacts on UK agriculture, the farmed environment, landscape
and rural economy
(331 KB)
Final report by the Central Science Laboratory, 2002
Liquid biofuels - industry support,
cost of carbon savings and agricultural implications
(141 KB)
Final report by the Central Science Laboratory, 2003
Fibres
Hemp for europe - manufacturing
and production systems (NF0307)
Final project report by ADAS
Miscanthus agronomy (fuel and industrial uses) (NF0403)
Final project report by ADAS
Properties of fibre extracted
from unretted hemp and fibre performance in composites
Final project report by the Silsoe Research Institute
The industrial potential of fibre from UK-grown crops (NF303)
Scientific report by the Silsoe Research Institute
The use of natural fibres
in nonwoven structures for applications as automotive component substrates
(NF0309)
Research and development report by GC Ellison & R McNaught with the
supervisory contribution of EP Eddleston, Director The Textile Consultancy
Ltd
Calendula as Agronomic Raw Material for
Industrial Application (NF0503)
- A Growers Manual for Calendula
Officinalis L.
(579 KB)
Final project report and related manual by ADAS Consulting Ltd
Effect of genetically modifying
starch granule structure on functional properties associated with non-food
uses of pea and wheat starches (NF0601)
Final project report by the John Innes Centre
Potential for colourants
from plant sources in England and Wales (ST0106)
Report by ADAS
Potential uses of plants
grown for extracts including essential oils and factors affecting their
yield and composition (ST0105)
Desk study by ADAS
Small scale study of yield
and quality of oils from six herb species (NF0505)
Project report by ADAS
Starch granule destructurisation and modification under homogeneous aqueous
conditions (NF0510)
Final project report by the BioComposites Centre, University of Wales,
Bangor
Unexpected developments from the SEMIOCHEM
LINK Programme
Short report by IACR-Rothamsted
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