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THE BIOBASED ECONOMY

Gambar Muka Surat
Year published
Main Author
HANS LANGEVELD, JOHAN SANDERS, MARIEKE MEEUSEN (EDITORS)
Summary

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 realized 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.