Transition Towards a Sustainable Biobased Economy
Globally we are being confronted by the depletion of many natural resources as a result of unsustainable use and increasing global population. Although the debate on the bioeconomy has gained momentum in recent decades, the interest in certifications and standards for biobased products is still weak. This book aims to fill this gap by promoting a holistic approach, which covers environmental, social and economic sustainability aspects and pushes forward the development of a circular, biobased economy.
This book promotes the development of sustainability schemes (including standards, labels and certifications) for the assessment of biobased products, which are fundamental to the establishment of a cutting-edge sustainable bioeconomy. Chemical-related, globally relevant case studies are used throughout the book. The content covers a range of issues from upstream and downstream environmental, techno-economic and social assessment, to crosscutting issues such as indirect land use change (iLUC) and end-of-life options. The chapters included in this book will provide a comprehensive review of recent works on life cycle assessment (LCA), life cycle costing (LCC) and social life cycle assessment (s-LCA) methodologies.
An important resource for researchers, industrial professionals and policy makers involved in the bioeconomy.
Transition Towards a Sustainable Biobased Economy, The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2020.
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Chapter 1: Introduction: Tackling Uncertainty in the Biobased Economy Through Sciencep1-11ByP. Morone;P. MoroneUnitelma Sapienza University of Rome, Bioeconomy in Transition Research GroupViale Regina Elena 29500161RomeItaly[email protected]Search for other works by this author on:F. GovoniF. GovoniUnitelma Sapienza University of Rome, Bioeconomy in Transition Research GroupViale Regina Elena 29500161RomeItaly[email protected]Search for other works by this author on:
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Chapter 2: Upstream Environmental Assessmentp12-43ByI. Camara-Salim;I. Camara-SalimSantiago de Compostela University, CRETUS Institute, Department of Chemical EngineeringRúa de Lope Gómez de Marzoa, s/n, 15705 Santiago de CompostelaA CoruñaSpain[email protected]Search for other works by this author on:G. Feijoo;G. FeijooSantiago de Compostela University, CRETUS Institute, Department of Chemical EngineeringRúa de Lope Gómez de Marzoa, s/n, 15705 Santiago de CompostelaA CoruñaSpain[email protected]Search for other works by this author on:M. T. MoreiraM. T. MoreiraSantiago de Compostela University, CRETUS Institute, Department of Chemical EngineeringRúa de Lope Gómez de Marzoa, s/n, 15705 Santiago de CompostelaA CoruñaSpain[email protected]Search for other works by this author on:
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Chapter 3: Downstream Environmental Assessmentp44-79ByK. Lokesh;K. LokeshGreen Chemistry Centre of Excellence, Department of Chemistry, University of YorkHeslingtonYorkYO10 5DDUnited Kingdom[email protected]Search for other works by this author on:J. Clark;J. ClarkGreen Chemistry Centre of Excellence, Department of Chemistry, University of YorkHeslingtonYorkYO10 5DDUnited Kingdom[email protected]Search for other works by this author on:A. MathuruA. MathuruGreen Chemistry Centre of Excellence, Department of Chemistry, University of YorkHeslingtonYorkYO10 5DDUnited Kingdom[email protected]Search for other works by this author on:
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Chapter 4: Techno-economic Sustainability Assessment: Methodological Approaches for Biobased Productsp80-132ByD. Briassoulis;D. BriassoulisDepartment of Natural Resources & Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural University of Athens75, Iera Odos Str.11855 AthensGreece[email protected]Search for other works by this author on:A. Koutinas;A. KoutinasDepartment of Food Science & Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens75, Iera Odos Str.11855 AthensGreeceSearch for other works by this author on:J. Gołaszewski;J. GołaszewskiCentre for Bioeconomy and Renewable Energies, University of Warmia and Mazury in OlsztynPolandSearch for other works by this author on:A. Pikasi;A. PikasiDepartment of Natural Resources & Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural University of Athens75, Iera Odos Str.11855 AthensGreece[email protected]Search for other works by this author on:D. Ladakis;D. LadakisDepartment of Food Science & Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens75, Iera Odos Str.11855 AthensGreeceSearch for other works by this author on:M. Hiskakis;M. HiskakisDepartment of Natural Resources & Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural University of Athens75, Iera Odos Str.11855 AthensGreece[email protected]Search for other works by this author on:M. TsakonaM. TsakonaDepartment of Food Science & Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens75, Iera Odos Str.11855 AthensGreeceSearch for other works by this author on:
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Chapter 5: Market Assessmentp133-165ByS. WursterS. WursterSearch for other works by this author on:
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Chapter 6: Social Assessmentp166-191ByE. Imbert;E. ImbertUnitelma Sapienza – University of Rome, Department of Law and EconomicsViale Regina Elena 29500161RomaItaly[email protected]Search for other works by this author on:P. M. FalconeP. M. FalconeUnitelma Sapienza – University of Rome, Department of Law and EconomicsViale Regina Elena 29500161RomaItaly[email protected]Search for other works by this author on:
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Chapter 7: Indirect Land Use Change and Bio-based Productsp192-222ByD. Marazza;D. MarazzaUniversity of Bologna, Interdepartmental Centre for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRSA)via Sant'Alberto 163Ravenna48123Italy[email protected]Search for other works by this author on:E. Merloni;E. MerloniUniversity of Bologna, Interdepartmental Centre for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRSA)via Sant'Alberto 163Ravenna48123Italy[email protected]Search for other works by this author on:E. BaluganiE. BaluganiUniversity of Bologna, Interdepartmental Centre for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRSA)via Sant'Alberto 163Ravenna48123Italy[email protected]Search for other works by this author on:
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Chapter 8: Conclusionsp223-225ByJ. H. ClarkJ. H. ClarkSearch for other works by this author on:
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