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Table 2 Selected bio-products in the bio-based market.

From: Multi-product biorefineries from lignocelluloses: a pathway to revitalisation of the sugar industry?

 

Potential application

Volume

Sales

% of total market

Reference

(1000 t/year)

(M$/year)

Ethanol

Dominant biofuel, globally

71,310

58,141

93

[44–46]

n-Butanol

Replacement of petroleum-derived butanol

590

1115

20

[47]

Furfural

Platform chemical, conversion to petro-chemicals

300–700

300–1015

100

[48]

Lactic acid

Multiple commodity, i.e. acrylic acid, 1,2-propanediol, pyruvic acid

472

684

100

[49–51]