AFORE is an EU-project coordinated by VTT, Finland. Its aim is to develop novel bio-based solutions for the separation, fractionation, and primary upgrading of green forest-based chemicals. These will be used as starting materials for current and novel value-added applications. At the workshop in March some results from the project will be presented.

Workshop Programme:

• Overview of the AFORE EU project
  Anna Suurnäkki, VTT, Coordinator
• Black liquor as a source of chemicals
  Separation of lignin and hemicelluloses from black liquor
  Fredrik Öhman, Innventia
  
  Isolation of hydroxy acids from black liquor
  Klaus Niemelä, VTT
  
  Production of bio-oil by catalytic pyrolysis of lignin
  Angelos Lappas, CERTH
• Wood and forest residues as a source of chemicals
  Supercritical CO₂ extraction of wood valuable compounds
  Carlos Silva, University of Aveiro
  
  Ionic liquid treatment of wood and biomass - possibilities and pitfalls
  Ilkka Kilpeläinen, University of Helsinki
  
  Efficient biomass fractionation based on phosphinic acid/acetic acid cooking at moderate temperature
  Sari Hyvärinen, VTT
• Mill integration of AFORE concepts and market assessment of their products
  Åsa Samuelsson, Innventia
  Tobias Stern, Wood K-Plus
• Poster presentation, cocktail & snack