The Biobased Economy: Biofuels, Materials and Chemicals in the Post-oil Era

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Synopsis
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.
Copyright:
2010

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
416 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781136543487
Related ISBNs:
9781849774802, 9781844077700, 9780415631327
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
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Copyrighted By:
Crown copyright
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Outdoors and Nature, Business and Finance, Earth Sciences
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Bookshare Staff
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Edited by:
Johan Sanders
Edited by:
Hans Langevald
Edited by:
Peter Kuikman
Edited by:
Marieke Meeusen
Edited by:
Gerwin Meijer

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