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Grapevines (Vitis spp.) as Components of the North American Prairie Biomass Economy: High-Value Phytochemicals, Platform Chemicals, and Bioenergy

Sierra Rayne¹

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1. University of Winnipeg

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Received 19 September 2008 00:55 UTC; Posted 19 September 2008

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Chemistry, Earth & Environment

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• Biomass economy
• North American prairies
• Biorefinery concept
• Grapevines
• Vitis spp.
• High-value phytochemicals

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Grapevines (Vitis spp.) offer the potential for contributing to the North American prairie biomass based economy. While these regions are too cold for the traditional V. vinifera wine grape species, they are well-suited for more cold hardy varietals. The grapevines provide opportunities for high-value phytochemicals and platform chemicals (primarily stilbene based) as well as bioenergy production from resulting lignocellulosic residues. In a biorefinery concept, the ‘front-end’ high-value phytochemicals could help subsidize the lower-value bioenergy production.

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Invited Seminar, Department of Chemistry, University of Winnipeg, 11 September 2008

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Rayne, Sierra. Grapevines (Vitis spp.) as Components of the North American Prairie Biomass Economy: High-Value Phytochemicals, Platform Chemicals, and Bioenergy. Available from Nature Precedings <http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/npre.2008.2145.1> (2008)

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