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Highlighting different perspectives of the bioeconomy, eu relevant projects, as well as the environmental impact of biobased materials and sustainability, the book covers biobased polymers, plastics, nanocomposites, packaging materials, electric devices, biofuels, textiles, consumer goods, and biocatalysis for the decarboxylation and decarboxylation of biobased molecules, including biobased products from alternative sources algae and the biobased production of chemicals through metabolic. The bioeconomy is based on the premise that achieving a better balance. Highlighting different perspectives of the bioeconomy, eu relevant projects, as well as the environmental impact of biobased materials and sustainability, the book covers biobased polymers, plastics. Transition towards a biobased economy the biobased economy. The main objective of this book is to explore the potential of a biobased economy and and to determine how to steer its implementation in such a way that it leads to an optimal environmental, economic and social performanceit is a very important contribution to. This book promotes the development of sustainability schemes including standards, labels and certifications for the assessment of biobased. The idea is based on increasing the use of biotechnologies and biofuels, and is a response to growing concerns about the unsustainable use and management of finite natural resources. Shahi describes indias bioeconomy as comprising half of the countrys total economy, though his definition includes more basic agrarian processes, as opposed to the valueadded requirement of the model of determination used here.
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The biobased economy hans langeveld, johan sanders, marieke. The bioeconomy to 2030 designing a policy agenda the biological sciences are adding value to a host of products and services, producing what some have labelled the bioeconomy and offering the potential to make major socioeconomic contributions in oecd countries. The bioeconomy agenda emerged in response to the need to find alternatives to fossil fuels. Biobased products and industries fills the gap between academia and industry by covering all the important aspects of biobased products and their relevant industries in one single reference. This book defines the new field of bioeconomy as the sustainable and innovative use of biomass and biological knowledge to provide. The rise of the biobased economy and why brand owners need to develop a strategy in 2012. In this more restricted sense, transition is defined as a change process leading to an entirely new way of fulfilling societal needs see rotmans et al, 2001. The development of a biobased economy w il l ta ke place in an u ncerta in contex t, contr ibuted to by cl im ate chan ge, p r o d u c t i o n o f b i o f u e l s, f o s s i l f u e l p r i c e. This book defines the new field of bioeconomy as the sustainable and innovative use of biomass and biological knowledge to provide food, feed, industrial products, bioenergy and ecological services. Jan 11, 2012 the rise of the biobased economy and why brand owners need to develop a strategy in 2012. Transition towards a sustainable biobased economy ebook. It involves using renewable biological resources sustainably to produce food, energy and industrial goods. Public debate on sustainability of biofuels part 4.
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The masters biobased sciences focuses on the transition from a petrochemical to a biobased and circular economy. Edited by johan sanders, hans langevald, peter kuikman, marieke meeusen, gerwin meijer. An important aspect of the bioeconomy is understanding mechanisms and processes at the genetic, molecular, and. That testifies to broadening up of the biobased economy to the biobased society.
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Agriculture will be core to the biobased economy, providing source materials for commodity items, e. As alternative development models for the biobased economy emerge, we need to determine potential applications, their perspectives and possible impacts as well as policies that can. The biobased economy can and should be to the 21st century what the fossilbased economy was to the 20th century. Why then is the biobased economy a new cry, often linked to both new economic activity and sustainability. As the global leader in high growth niches, such as powder and uv cured coatings, plasticizers, synthetic lubricants and grain preservation, the company is are committed to develop products providing essential properties to enhance the quality, performance and profitability of. The biobased economy ebook by 97816543487 rakuten kobo. These novel routes have the potential to improve the efficiency of biomass application per unit of land by at least a factor 3. The impending threats of catastrophic climate change and peak oil are driving our society towards increased use of bioma. Shahi describes indias bioeconomy as comprising half of the countrys total economy, though his definition includes more basic agrarian processes, as opposed to the valueadded requirement of the model of determination. The call for a more biobased and circular economy is becoming increasingly necessary. This groundbreaking work, edited by a group of leading researchers originally from wageningen agricultural university in the netherlands, sets out to unpick the complex systems in play. This masters zooms in on four main aspects to come to a sustainable transition. The biobased economy is, in fact, growing, and it offers great potential for increased job creation in numerous sectors across the u. She is head of the international master course bioeconomy at the university of hohenheim, is a member of the bavarian expert panel on bioeconomy and leads and coordinates national and eufunded bioeconomy research projects.
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