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PL SC 345

Plants for Bioproducts

3 units

Winter 2027 · Future term

Topics

  • Introduction to plant-based bioproducts
  • Carbon cycle and human impacts
  • Biomolecule in living organisms
  • Industrial materials produced by plants
  • Approaches to improve plants for bioproducts
  • Plant oils: industrial application and oleochemicals
  • Plant carbohydrate-based bioproducts and their uses
  • Non-food applications of plant proteins
  • Biomass-derived building block chemicals
  • Plants for food vs plants for industry
  • Guest lectures on special topics about plant bioproducts and biotechnology
Winter 2026

Topics

  • Introduction to plant-based bioproducts
  • Carbon cycle and human impacts
  • Biomolecule in living organisms
  • Industrial materials produced by plants
  • Approaches to improve plants for bioproducts
  • Plant oils: industrial application and oleochemicals
  • Plant carbohydrate-based bioproducts and their uses
  • Non-food applications of plant proteins
  • Biomass-derived building block chemicals
  • Plants for food vs plants for industry
  • Guest lectures on special topics about plant bioproducts and biotechnology
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