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The Biobased Economy - Biofuels, Materials and Chemicals in the Post-oil Era (Paperback)
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The Biobased Economy - Biofuels, Materials and Chemicals in the Post-oil Era (Paperback)
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The impending threats of catastrophic climate change and peak oil
are driving our society towards increased use of biomass for
energy, chemical compounds and other materials - the beginnings of
a biobased economy. 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 steer technological and market development in
such a way that our objectives are met. Currently, it is still far
from clear what will be the most sustainable routes to follow,
which technologies should be included, and how their development
will affect, and be affected by, research, public opinion and
policy and market forces. 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. It provides an illuminating framework for
how policy and market players could and should drive the
development of a biobased economy that is effective, sustainable,
fair and cost efficient. Starting with a state-of-the-art overview
of major biobased technologies, including biorefinery and
technologies for the production of biofuels, biogas, biomass
feedstocks for chemistry and bioplastics, it discusses how
different actor groups interact through policy and markets.
Information from case studies is used to demonstrate how the
potential of the biobased economy in different parts of the world,
such as North America, Europe, and emerging economies like China
and Brazil can be realised using research, debate, policy and
commercial development. The result is an essential resource for all
those working in or concerned with biobased industries, their
policy or research.
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