Creating Sustainable Alternatives
Modern technology and the need for more sustainable sources of industrial products and processes are bringing the use of biological resources to the next level. Bioproducts include a large suite of products and processes derived from plants, microorganisms and their products. They offer a sustainable and renewable alternative (or supplement) to the fossil fuels and petrochemicals used in cars, factories and consumer goods.
Bioproducts promise to form the basis of the emerging global bioeconomy, where renewable, plant-based resources provide the basic building blocks for industry and the raw materials for energy. The movement towards bioproducts and a bio-based economy is being driven not only by environmental considerations, but economic ones as well. Bioproducts can strengthen and diversify rural and regional economies by creating additional markets for forest, agricultural and marine products.
The Kingston Advantage
A strong bioproducts research platform is rapidly emerging in Kingston, fostered by the local research community’s expertise in chemical and systems engineering, chemistry, energy systems and plant science. Queen’s University has targeted energy and sustainability as an important focus area in its Strategic Research Plan, and is creating six new faculty positions in the bioeconomy field. The Kingston region is also home to an abundance of forward-thinking companies and organizations which foster and support innovative, biologically-based technologies and products.
Learn more about Bioproduct R&D Resources in the Kingston Region:
