Bioeconomy is a societal strategy to combat climate change and the increasing scarcity of natural resources. Biobased economy, bioeconomy or biotechonomy refers to economic activity involving the use of biotechnology in the production of bio based goods, services, or energy from biological material or biomass as the primary resource base. We would also contribute to further develop research on sustainability assessment in the bio. The biobased economy relies on sustainable, plantderived resources for fuels, chemicals, materials, food and feed rather than on the evanescent usage of fossil resources. Bio based materials within the circular economy are one of the emerging areas where life cycle management can connect bio based resources supply chain management with waste management systems. The presentation is based on recent and publicly available reports and sources, covering the following topics. Biobased economy sustainable use of agricultural resources. This book defines the new field of bioeconomy as the sustainable and innovative use of. The bioeconomy model is expected to reduce our dependency on fossil fuels in the long term.
Perspectives and challenges of eu chemicals legislation. The selection includes engineering materials, bio based plastics, high addedvalue products for applications in the pharmaceutical and biomedical. This paper defines the relatively new role of ports in the biobased economy and comes up with a set of indicators to measure the size and. Data, indicators and research on biotechnology including innovation and health, genetics and genomics guidelines, biobased economy and nanotechnology. Bio based press discovering another society through. Crops and crop production for the biobased economy will need to possess several attributes. The biobased economy will be critical in the coming years to creating even more jobs particularly in rural america by bringing together agriculture and manufacturing, two sectors that are key economic drivers. The main objective of bioeconomy is to promote economic development, by creating jobs and enhancing the. Stories in such a book would expand understanding of the public good that will accrue from the biobased economy and thus help garner support for policies and investment necessary for its development. Iris lewandowski editor shaping the transition to a sustainable. To ensure effective implementation of the ecodesign directive, adequate financial resources should be made available.
The biobased economy can be to the 21st century what the fossil based economy was to the 20th century. Bio lu brican ts co nstitu te an innov ativ e are a fo r agricul. A study report just published on top 20 innovative biobased products, currently under development from several biomass sources, holding the greatest promise for deployment in the next 510 years. To ensure effective implementation of the ecodesign directive, adequate financial resources should be.
This book promotes the development of sustainability schemes including standards, labels and certifications for the assessment of biobased. Decoupling of our economy from the fossil resource base by developing a biobased one can only be successful, if advanced materials are produced from renewable resources. 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 a transition towards a biobased economy. It is much more than just biomassbased production or biotechnology. The use of bio based raw materials is increasing, with approximately one third of the chemical companies in finland using them. A biobased economy in 2011, the swedish government commissioned formas, vinnova and the swedish energy agency to create a national strategy for the development of a biobased economy to support sustainable development. Transition towards a sustainable biobased economy rsc.
Shaping the transition to a sustainable, biobased economy kindle edition by lewandowski, iris, lewandowski, iris. The book presentation of the catalogue took place at the national conference for circular economy on 21 february in the hague. Creating jobs by strengthening the biobased economy. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Towards a carbonnegative sustainable biobased economy.
Renewable carbon is key to a sustainable and future. Innovation contributes to reducing food waste, lowering greenhouse gas emissions. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading bioeconomy. Ethanol scheme bids to clean up cooking scientific american. A biobased material is a material intentionally made from substances derived from living or onceliving organisms. A common understanding of the challenges and of the capacities available is a basis for conducting foresight. The independent biobased expert group presents the results of an expert survey on the impact and implementation of measures and instruments to stimulate the biobased economy. The route to sustainabilityprospects and challenges of the bio. The role of bioenergy in the emerging bioeconomy sciencedirect. Biobased products and industries 1st edition elsevier. The selection includes engineering materials, biobased plastics, high addedvalue products for applications in the pharmaceutical and biomedical.
The independent bio based expert group presents the results of an expert survey on the impact and implementation of measures and instruments to stimulate the bio based economy. Then sufficient biomass will remain to meet the growing demand of biobased construction materials. Basf and fabbri group develop certified compostable cling film for freshfood packaging. Catalogue offers complete overview of biobased building. The ibib gives a comprehensive picture of the bio based economy and presents major companies, associations, agencies, engineering and research institutes as well as certification bodies.
Pdf development perspectives of the biobased economy. This book is a printed edition of the special issue sustainability transition towards a biobased economy. The conversion to a bio based economy entails switching from an economy largely. New technologies, new products, new policies that was published in sustainability. Biobased economy bioeconomy aims at reducing the dependence from fossil fuels and finite materials without overexploiting natural resources.
Strong biobased economies are expected to create, both directly and indirectly, significant revenues and jobs. Feedstock for the biobased economy bioplastics news. Market trends, availability and price developments for sugar, starch and plant oils live coverage. Agriculture has the potential to be central to this economy, providing source materials for commodity items such as liquid fuels and valueadded products chemicals and materials. The book offers a comprehensive view of the phenomenon, providing a logical framework for understanding the ongoing transition towards a bio based. Presentations given during the international conference on biobased materials may 2018 presentation from dr. An important aspect of the bioeconomy is understanding mechanisms and processes at the genetic, molecular, and genomic levels, and applying this. The netherlands the bio based economy in the netherlands of a biomethanol plant in delfzijl17.
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 a transition towards a bio based economy. Renewable carbon is key to a sustainable and futureoriented chemical industry continue reading. In 2004, the united states department of energy published a landmark report titled top value added chemicals from biomass, in which they highlighted a dozen molecules as the most promising framework molecules that could potentially replace commonly used petroleumbased molecular building blocks. It is closely linked to the green economy and the knowledgebased bioeconomy. Biobased products and services play an important role in a circular economy, for example to avoid the use of fossil resources. A study report just published on top 20 innovative bio based products, currently under development from several biomass sources, holding the greatest promise for deployment in the next 510 years. A biobased economy is also known as biotechonomy or bioeconomy. Continued investments are needed to establish a biobased infrastructure while ensuring that the economics of biobased feedstocks are competitive with existing, petroleumbased feedstocks. The use of biobased raw materials is increasing, with approximately one third of the chemical companies in finland using them. This books strong focus on sustainability of bioenergy, both as a standalone, and in the larger context of a biobased economy, makes it a useful resource for researchers, professionals and students in the bioenergy field who need tactics to assess the lifecycle and sustainability of bioenergy technologies and their integration into existing. Conversion of lignin into biobased chemicals and materials. The bioeconomy agenda has been developed by powerful corporations and is being pushed by eu and g7 member states. International market opportunities biobased economy. This economy uses renewable bioresources, biological tools, ecoefficient processes that contribute to ghg emission reductions to produce sustainable bioproducts for.
A new effort aims to build a forprofit, biobased economy in mozambique involving rotation farming, ethanol and clean cookstoves. The biobased economy is, in fact, growing, and it offers great potential for increased job creation in numerous sectors across the u. Commercializing biobased products origin of everyday products is changing to plantbased materials consumers will soon notice that the origin of everyday products is changing, with items such as clothing, shoes, water and soda bottles, and even automobile tyres being manufactured from plantbased rather than petroleumbased. Biobased materials within the circular economy are one of the emerging areas where life cycle management can connect biobased resources supply chain management with waste management systems. Publication type, book or proceedings aimed at a professional audience editor. The swedish strategy for a transition to a bio economy is described in the following way. Biobased economy is inevitable but, true biobased economy is still a long way to go ongoing role for traditional fossil fuel based energy and materials and chemistry considerable challenges to be overcome. Mckenzie 1 projects that bio based chemical production biofuels, polyesters, coatings, glycerol. The catalogue is available as a free download in pdf format. Opportunities and market trends on the right side of this page two examples of sheets from the.
The agricultural world is returning to its historical roots. Stories in such a book would expand understanding of the public good that will accrue from the bio based economy and thus help garner support for policies and investment necessary for its development. Crops and crop production for the bio based economy will need to possess several attributes. Clean water is also part of the bioeconomy, and finland is one of the global leaders in water chemistry. Introduction biobased economy and biobased society bio. As an alternative, researchers working in the agriculture, forestry, and fisheries sectors recognize the use of biobased products for competing with the fossilbased industry, commonly referred to as the biobased economy.
The cornerstone of this economy is the biorefinery, in which renewable resources. May 14, 2018 and suggest that despite the biobased chemical industrys now considerable experience with biomass commodity markets if you began to assess agricultural supply, demand and price dynamics after the year 2000, you may need to rethink your assumptions. In order to implement the shift from a fossilbased economy to a biobased economy on the regional level, the badenwurttemberg government launched the bioeconomy research strategy in summer 20. Nicole gaudet 4 jan lask 4 jan maier 4 boris tchouga 4.
This book presents an overview of various types of lignin and their unique structures and properties, as well as utilizations of crude or modified technical lignin for highvalue bioproducts such as lignin based pf resinsadhesives, epoxy resins, pf foams, pu foams, rubber reinforcement and carbon. A bio based material is a material intentionally made from substances derived from living or onceliving organisms. An important aspect of the bioeconomy is understanding mechanisms and processes at the genetic, molecular, and. The development of bio based materials is one of the biggest challenges of our society as fossil resources are becoming scarcer. This book presents an overview of various types of lignin and their unique structures and properties, as well as utilizations of crude or modified technical lignin for highvalue bioproducts such as ligninbased pf resinsadhesives, epoxy resins, pf foams, pu foams, rubber reinforcement and carbon fibers and as dispersants in drilling fluids in the oil and gas industry.
This book is a printed edition of the special issue sustainability transition towards a bio based economy. Premium profile customers will receive an invoice via email. International directory for biobased businesses easy and direct access to products, services and experts of the biobased economy worldwide get visible for thousands of customers. This book covers all topics of the new bioeconomy, by giving the theoretical background, using.
Bioeconomy shaping the transition to a sustainable, biobased. The impending threats of catastrophic climate change and peak oil are driving our society towards increased use of. Finally, since recently, klm is flying from new york to amsterdam on kerosene containing a portion of bio kerosene derived from used frying oil19. A biobased, reuse economy can feed the world and save the. Strictly the definition could include many common materials such as wood and leather, but it typically refers to modern materials. Purchase biobased products and industries 1st edition. Improved and systematic foresight investigations with a focus on regulations, policies and technologies are needed for better decisionmaking in the future and for enabling the biobased economy to timely tackle those challenges. See more ideas about books, green chemistry and environmental. In 2015 the paris agreement was signed and the central aim was to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change by keeping a global temperature rise this century well below 2. This book is a printed edition of the special issue sustainability transition.
Accordingly, we should not only view bioeconomy as a new business sector but also consider the wider spatial and material flow aspects of increasing biobased. The biobased economy has been increasingly recognized in the. Improved and systematic foresight investigations with a focus on regulations, policies and technologies are needed for better decisionmaking in the future and for enabling the bio based economy to timely tackle those challenges. Decoupling of our economy from the fossil resource base by developing a bio based one can only be successful, if advanced materials are produced from renewable resources. Sustainability transition towards a biobased economy. The use of agricultural raw material in a biobased economy is not new.
An important aspect of the bioeconomy is understanding mechanisms and processes at the genetic, molecular, and genomic levels, and applying this understanding to. This book examines the bioeconomy concept, analysing the opportunities it can generate, the constraints and the potential benefits for society. Biobased economy, bioeconomy or biotechonomy refers to economic activity involving the use of biotechnology in the production of biobased goods, services, or energy from biological material or biomass as the primary resource base. A definition a biobased economy is an economy which for a large proportion draws its resources from living nature biomass, green resources, as an integral part of a green or sustainable economy. Shaping the transition to a sustainable, biobased economy. These 12 biobased valueadded chemicals would provide prospective routes. As alternative development models for the biobased economy emerge, we. The dutch national institute for public health and the environment hereafter. A bio based economy in 2011, the swedish government commissioned formas, vinnova and the swedish energy agency to create a national strategy for the development of a bio based economy to support sustainable development. Therefore an economy based on biomass utilization can result in a decrease of greenhouse gas emissions or at least no increase of greenhouse gasses. It is closely linked to the green economy and the knowledge based bio economy. It refers to economic activities developed from research and scientific work that mainly focuses on biotechnology. These materials are sometimes referred to as biomaterials, but this word also has another meaning. We will show that this will affect many areas of society eventually we will speak of the biobased society.
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