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Title Transition towards a sustainable biobased economy / edited by Piergiuseppe Morone and James H. Clark
Published Cambridge : Royal society of chemistry, 2020
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Description 1 online resource (xi, 230 pages) : illustrations
Series Green chemistry series, 1757-7047 ; 64
RSC green chemistry series ; v. 64. 1757-7047
Contents Cover -- Contents -- Chapter 1 Introduction: Tackling Uncertainty in the Biobased Economy Through Science -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Proposed Framework of Analysis: Science-Policy and Science-Market Bridges for Reducing Uncertainty -- 1.2.1 Techno-economic Uncertainty -- 1.2.2 Environmental and Social Uncertainty -- 1.2.3 Mapping and Bridging Uncertainty in the Biobased Economy -- 1.3 Uncertainty Map and Book Structure -- 1.4 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 2 Upstream Environmental Assessment -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.1.1 Sugar Sources -- Sugar Beet
2.1.2 Sugar Sources -- Maize -- 2.2 Life Cycle Assessment of Fermentable Sugars -- 2.2.1 Maize and Stover Processing -- 2.2.2 Sugar Beet Processing -- 2.2.3 Selected Environmental Impact Categories -- 2.2.4 Allocation -- 2.3 Results and Discussion -- 2.4 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 3 Downstream Environmental Assessment -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Literature Review -- 3.2.1 Industrial Best Practice Indicators -- 3.3 Methodology -- 3.3.1 Selection Criteria for LCA Complementary Efficiency Indicators -- 3.3.2 Conventional LCA Indicators
3.3.3 Novel and Existing Efficiency and Circular Metrics -- 3.3.4 LCA of STAR-ProBio Case Studies -- 3.3.5 Goal, Scope and Functional Unit -- 3.3.6 Process Description -- 3.3.7 Scenario Description -- 3.3.8 Packaging Films -- 3.4 Result Interpretations: Gate-to-gate Impact and Resource Efficiency -- 3.4.1 Sensitivity Study: The Impact of ResourceEfficiency and Waste Minimisation Strategies -- 3.5 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 4 Techno-economic Sustainability Assessment: Methodological Approaches for Biobased Products -- 4.1 Introduction
4.1.1 Techno-economic Sustainability Analysis -- 4.2 Techno-economy Sustainability AnalysisMethodology for Renewable Feedstock Resources Used for Biobased Products -- 4.2.1 Natural Renewable Resources -- Introduction -- 4.2.2 Objectives -- 4.2.3 Methodological Approach to Resource Use in TESA -- 4.2.4 Recapitulation -- 4.3 Techno-economy Sustainability and Analysis Methodology for Conversion Routes of Renewable Feedstock Resources to Biobased Products -- 4.3.1 Methodology Development -- 4.3.2 System Boundaries -- 4.3.3 Scope of the Techno-economic & Sustainability Assessment
4.3.4 TESA Principle, Criteria & Indicators -- 4.4 Techno-economy Sustainability Analysis Methodology for Alternative EoL Options for Post-consumer Biobased Products -- 4.4.1 Methodology -- 4.4.2 TESA Criteria for Alternative EoL Optionsfor Post-consumer/Post-industrial Biobased Products -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 5 Market Assessment -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Sustainability Transition Towards a Biobased Economy -- 5.2.1 Sustainability Transition in Sociotechnical Regimes -- 5.2.2 Quality Infrastructure and Sustainability Assessment Schemes -- 5.2.3 User Acceptance
Summary This book promotes the development of sustainability for the assessment of biobased products, which are fundamental to the establishment of a cutting-edge sustainable bioeconomy
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; description based on the DPF file from Proquest's website (viewed on 28 April 2020)
Subject Environmental economics.
Biotechnology.
Sustainable development -- Economic aspects
Bioengineering.
bioengineering.
Sustainable development -- Economic aspects
Biotechnology
Appropriate technology
Biotechnology -- Social aspects
Environmental economics
Sustainable development
Form Electronic book
Author Morone, Piergiuseppe, editor
Clark, James H
ISBN 9781839160288
1839160284
9781839160271
1839160276