Material flow analysis of forest biomass in Portugal to support a circular bioeconomy

Gonçalves, Mariana; Freire, Fausto; Garcia, Rita

doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105507

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“…In Europe, forests are a biomass source that is not competing with food supply [58]. The demand for forest materials has caused competition between industries; thus, there is a need to increase circularity and resource use efficiency [19]. In this regard, European forests are essential for supplying biomass to a growing bioeconomy [59].…”

Section: Biomass Energy Productionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Residual Biomass: A Comprehensive Review on the Importance, Uses and Potential in a Circular Bioeconomy Approach

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The paradigm shift towards sustainable growth is urgent, and biomass, which is the oldest energy source that humans have used since the discovery of fire, might play an important role. Biomass waste from forestry and agriculture is expected to fuel part of the increasing demand for biomass, and its valorization allows for more the efficient use of nutrients and resources. In this study, we carried out an extensive literature review on the valorization of residual agroforestry biomass since the 1970s to understand the leading research focuses on the subject over the last few decades, identify the most recent trends, and establish a possible solution path for the future of biomass. It was observed that most studies focused on biomass as being capable of replacing fossil energy sources. According to the literature, biomass has the most significant potential to meet requirements and ensure fuel supplies in the future. The developments of the last decades have significantly improved the conversion processes, leading to greener solutions, but there is still much to be studied and put into practice. Closing the loop into biomass waste recovery will be essential for a genuinely circular bioeconomy.

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Section: Biomass Energy Productionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Green economy is an umbrella covering all concepts, such as circular economy and bioeconomy, and adding now new concepts such as nature-based solutions [12,16]. Circular bioeconomy incentivizes the sustainable use of biomass and promotes residue recovery in a circular perspective [17][18][19][20].…”

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Residual Biomass: A Comprehensive Review on the Importance, Uses and Potential in a Circular Bioeconomy Approach

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“…Examples of use of value webs concern the representation of different Bioeconomy systems in the context of developing countries (Callo-Concha et al, 2020;Naah, 2020;Virchow et al, 2016). Some of these approaches are supported and build on analyses of biomass flows (Gonçalves, Freire and Garcia, 2021).…”

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The Bioeconomy in economic literature: looking back, looking ahead

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Bartolini

Raggi

2022

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The objective of this paper is to provide a review of recent economic literature related to the Bioeconomy, in particular aimed at identifying relevant pathways for future research in this field. The paper is organised in four main parts. First, we illustrate the economic role of the Bioeconomy and its key statistics in the EU. Second we review economic topics related to the Bioeconomy production in a mainly private (company, consumer, market) perspective. Then we extend our attention to the review of wider social and environmental aspects with a focus on ecosystem services. Finally, we discuss the interplay of the above topics and cross cutting issues in the attempt to identify the most promising pathways for further research. While the economic literature is growing fast in all the fields of the Bioeconomy, we highlight in particular the need of more economic research focusing on transitions and innovation. However, we also highlight the need to take a system perspective and accounting explicitly for the trade-offs among the many objectives that the Bioeconomy is expected to target and to better account of the costs and benefits affecting different stakeholder groups.

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“…Con el fin de establecer objetivos de EC, se han definido métricas de eficiencia material, como la tasa de reciclaje, para lograr una mayor eficiencia en el uso de los recursos. En este trabajo, se seleccionó el factor de cascada (FC) (Gonçalves et al, 2021;Mantau, 2015) para evaluar la circularidad de la red de SI, y se realizó una modificación del indicador. El FC incluye información sobre el flujo másico de (i) materias primas vírgenes (𝐵 𝑖 ), (ii) los residuos generados en los procesos industriales (𝑅 (𝑝,𝑝,𝑚) 𝑖 ) y (iii) los residuos posconsumo utilizados para la fabricación de nuevos productos (𝑅 (𝑓,𝑝,𝑚)…”

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Análisis del flujo de materiales de una red de simbiosis industrial en Mendoza, Argentina

Bastias

Arena²

2022

AJEA

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La transición hacia una economía circular requiere de metodologías e indicadores que permitan realizar una comprehensión exhaustiva del uso de recursos en todos los sistemas. Este trabajo presenta la evaluación de los flujos materiales de una red de simbiosis industrial compuesta por cinco empresas en Mendoza, Argentina. Se realizó un Análisis de Flujo de Materiales para el año 2021 que consistió en estudiar los flujos de entrada y salida de los procesos que incluyen residuos sólidos urbanos, residuos plásticos, pellets de plástico reciclado y recursos para la elaboración de plástico virgen. La red de simbiosis industrial logró reducir en un 97% la disposición final de residuos en vertedero y recuperar 602 toneladas anuales de materiales. Con el objetivo de analizar la circularidad de este sistema, se utilizó el factor de cascada como indicador, el cual incluye información sobre flujos de materia prima virgen, residuos posconsumo y residuos industriales; además se tuvo en cuenta la eficiencia del reciclaje mediante una modificación del indicador original. Cuando se analizó el indicador para el sistema global resultó en 1,03, mientras que cuando se desagregó el resultado para el sector de empresas que reciclan residuos plásticos se obtuvo un valor de 15,07. El factor de cascada permite un análisis de los distintos flujos materiales; sin embargo, existen aspectos que pueden mejorarse para una correcta evaluación de los beneficios de la simbiosis industrial, como el reemplazo de materia prima virgen y los flujos residuales que terminan en vertedero.

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Material flow analysis of forest biomass in Portugal to support a circular bioeconomy

Cited by 45 publications

References 17 publications

Residual Biomass: A Comprehensive Review on the Importance, Uses and Potential in a Circular Bioeconomy Approach

Residual Biomass: A Comprehensive Review on the Importance, Uses and Potential in a Circular Bioeconomy Approach

The Bioeconomy in economic literature: looking back, looking ahead

Análisis del flujo de materiales de una red de simbiosis industrial en Mendoza, Argentina

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