Effective Use of Flax Biomass in Biorefining Processes

Abstract

Flax is one of the few plants that are entirely a source of raw materials for further production. Promising directions for the use of flax biomass may be the production of bioenergy in the form of 2G biofuels and the production of “green” composites. The aim of the study is to compare the biomass of fiber flax, linseed and dual-purpose varieties of cultivated flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) susceptibility to the biorefining processes. In the first stage of the research, based on the results of yield structure features and biometric measurements of plants, the most optimal flax line was selected for the fiber flax, linseed and dual purpose. Next, the forms of flax were pretreated with sodium hydroxide (NaOH), the chemical composition was determined and SEM images were taken. The obtaining of bioethanol process SFF (simultaneous saccharification and fermentation) was carried out. In addition, biodegradable polymers were modified with flax biomass, shapes were prepared, and the rheological and mechanical properties, as well as microbiological activity of biocomposites, were determined. The highest concentration of ethanol (8.72 g·L−1) and the greatest susceptibility to mold fungi of the biocomposites were obtained for the fiber flax variety PET 16/20.

Genome of Linum usitatissimum convar. crepitans expands the view on the section Linum

“…In addition to the use in textile production (Van der Werf and Turunen, 2008), flax fiber serves as a component of composite materials (More, 2022). Flax biomass can be used as a source of bioenergy (Batog et al, 2023). Thus, L. usitatissimum is an important agricultural crop, and data on its diversity at the genome level can be implicated in breeding and understanding the evolution in the section Linum.…”