Biorefinery Technologies and Products

<ul><li>Preface</li><li>Chapter 1: Bio-Based Materials and Biorefining Technologies</li><li>Preliminary Study of Chemically Pretreated Densification of Juniper Wood for Use in Bone Implants</li><li>A Study on Waste Paper Reinforced Recycled Polypropylene Biocomposite</li><li>Rheological, Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Wood Plastic Composites (WPCs) Based on Virgin and Recycled Polypropylenes and Birch Plywood Waste</li><li>Hemp Shives Mycelium Composites - An Alternative Material for Traditionally Used Plastic Packaging</li><li>Potential of some Latvian Industrial Crops Residuals for Conversion to Bio-Based Thermal Insulation Material</li><li>Characterization and Evaluation of Water-Based Ecological Paint for Protection of Wood Materials Coated Using Dipping Technique</li><li>The Research Landscape of Biorefinery: A Scientometrics Viewpoint</li><li>Suberinic Acid Isolation from Birch Outer Bark and their Characterization</li><li>Potential of Crude Tall Oil Polyols for Rigid Polyurethane Foam Production and their Comparison with Tall Oil Fatty Acids Polyols</li><li>Study of Catalysts for Suberinic Acid-Based Adhesive Polymerization</li><li>Constraint Handling and Flow Control in Stirred Tank Bioreactors with Magnetically Coupled Impellers</li><li>Cellulose Modification with Maleic Anhydride</li><li>Study of a Novel Biorefining Method for Obtaining 2-Furaldehyde, Acetic Acid and Pulp from Birch Wood</li><li>Chapter 2: Materials and Technologies in Biopharmaceutics</li><li>The Study of Betulin Particles Containing Hydrogels Prepared by Antisolvent Precipitation</li><li>Optimization of Betulin Colloidal Aqueous Suspension Pretreatment for Determination of Particle Characteristics</li><li>Adaptation of the Methylene Blue Adsorption Method for Specific Surface Area Determination of Betulin Particles</li><li>Vanillic and Meldrum's Acid Containing Antioxidant</li><li>Antioxidant Activity of Lignocellulose Pyrolysis by-Products after Levoglucosan Separation</li><li>Chapter 3: Biotechnologies in Agricultural Production</li><li>Medium Formulation and Fed-Batch Cultivation of <i>Methylosinus trichosporium</i></li><li>Impact of Arginine Containing Fertilizer on Nitrogen Isotope Ratio and Elemental Content in Young Conifer Stands</li><li>Effect of Various Fertilizers on Stable Isotope Ratios and Relative Amino Acid Content in Apple Seeds</li><li>The Effect of Bottom and Fly Wood Ash on the Rare Earth Element Content in Forest Soil and Blueberries (<i>Vaccinium myrtillus </i>L.)</li></ul>