The origins of the bioeconomy in the European Union

Patermann, Christian; Aguilar, Alfredo

doi:10.1016/j.nbt.2017.04.002

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“…A public–private partnership involving EU bio‐based industries was launched in 2014 and represents the biggest European initiative, which has ever been undertaken from the financial point of view, having an expected public–private contribution of nearly €4 billion budget for 2014–2024. A recent outline of the origins of the bioeconomy in the EU is available elsewhere . We need to remember that bioeconomy is not just a scientific discipline, neither just a technology nor just an industrial sector.…”

Section: Bioeconomy Is Strengthening In the Eumentioning

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Bioeconomy for Sustainable Development

Aguilar,

Twardowski,

Wohlgemuth

2019

Biotechnology Journal

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Bioeconomy is an emerging paradigm under which the creation, development, and revitalization of economic systems based on a sustainable use of renewable biological resources in a balanced way is rapidly spreading globally. Bioeconomy is building bridges between biotechnology and economy as well as between science, industry, and society. Biotechnology, from its ancient origins up to the present is at the core of the scientific and innovative foundation of bioeconomy policies developed in numerous countries. The challenges and perspectives of bioeconomies are immense, from resource‐efficient large‐scale manufacturing of products such as chemicals, materials, food, pharmaceuticals, polymers, flavors, and fragrances to the production of new biomaterials and bioenergy in a sustainable and economic way for a growing world population. Key success factors for different countries working on the bioeconomy vary widely from high‐tech bioeconomies, emerging diversified or diversified bioeconomies to advanced and basic primary sector bioeconomies. Despite the large variety of bioeconomies, several common elements are identified, which are simultaneously needed altogether.

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Section: Bioeconomy Is Strengthening In the Eumentioning

confidence: 99%

Bioeconomy for Sustainable Development

Aguilar,

Twardowski,

Wohlgemuth

2019

Biotechnology Journal

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“…Also, the efficiency of the processes associated with the circular economy under the 3R principles (Reduce, Reuse, Recycling) should be a concern. It is known that waste prevention and recycling play a primordial role in the European strategy towards a more resource efficient future [67][68][69]. Several laws and directives such as the European Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive regulate the End of Life (EoL) treatment of products and set minimum targets for collection and recycling.…”

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Proposal of a Sustainable Circular Index for Manufacturing Companies

2017

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Abstract:Recently the circular economy has increasingly received attention worldwide due to the recognition that the security of the supply of resources and environmental sustainability are crucial for the prosperity of all the countries and businesses. G20 countries are stimulating the development of frameworks that enhance the circular economy and generally more sustainable production and consumption modes. In this context, this paper aims to suggest an index to assess the sustainability and the circularity of manufacturing companies. With this tenet, a Sustainable Circular Index (SCI) is proposed based on a five-phase framework. This index could support managers in assessing their level of sustainability and circularity and in implementing some practices that could improve the performances of their companies regarding these two topics. This index represents an important benchmarking tool for manufacturing companies to assess their sustainable and circular behavior and represents a guideline for managers.

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“…Lignins [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10], in particular, and in general lignocellulosic materials (LCMs) [11][12][13][14][15][16] and biomass [17][18][19][20], respectively, have historically been utilised since time memorial, but a new conversation is emerging on the role of these materials in modern bioeconomies [21][22][23][24][25]. Due to the nature of the molecule(s) as a novel commodity for many interesting natural and manufactured products [26][27][28][29], a modern bioeconomy [30][31][32][33] is not simply a rerun of former ones.…”

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“…Utilisation of Lignins in the Bioeconomy: Projections on Ionic Liquids and Molecularly Imprinted Polymers… http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.72542 237 composition constitutes the bulk of lignocellulosic materials (LCMs) of some importance in bioeconomic transformation [21]. In their review, Bilal et al [11] provided an excellent detailed compositional profile of various previously reported LCMs herein summarised in Table 2.Itis reported in the literature [94] that lignocellulosic biomass is essentially the inedible component of a plant, mainly composed of carbohydrate (cellulose and hemicellulose) and phenolic (lignin)-based polymers, chemically bounded together.…”

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“…For example, during and after the aforementioned period, biomass usage was constant or even on the increased in the timber and fibre industries [128], during the 1930s agricultural surplus in the USA [129] and during World War II petroleum shortages in Europe [130]. As one of the twenty-first century human goal to reduce society's climate footprint and other environmental burdens, there is now a renewed interest in biomass, sparked by the aim to achieve a more secure supply of resources and to encourage the bioeconomy [21,25,30,32]. Unfortunately, activities designed to achieve those aims are at the centre of a battlefield where recent food versus fuel and deforestation debates reveal that the source of the biomass being exploited is an important consideration.…”

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Utilisation of Lignins in the Bioeconomy: Projections on Ionic Liquids and Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Selective Separation and Recovery of Base Metals and Gold

Ndibewu¹,

Tchieta²

2018

Lignin - Trends and Applications

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A brief review has been herein done of technologies involved in the exploitation of lignin, in order to provide an introduction to the subject from the perspective of a fast technologically advancing economy. Lignocellulosic materials and biomass have historically been utilised from since time memorial, but a new conversation is emerging on the role of these materials in modern bioeconomies. This new discourse needs to help us understand how technologies for managing and processing lignocellulosic materials both as biosynthetic moieties, biogenic wastes or simply renewable biopolymer-both established and novel-should be deployed and integrated (or not) to meet developmental requirements of the sustainability paradigm. The world is caught in the middle of green technology advocating for more and more focus on renewable sources of manufacturing raw materials and that of the molecularly imprinted/synthesised or genetically engineered ones. The utilisation of lignins (from renewable sources) in both the industry as the base for the formulation of ionic liquids (with yet a wider industrial applications), and also is a potential scaffold material for functionally modified imprinted polymers (LCIPS) for the selective recovery of base metals and gold, respectively, evidently incorporates the bioeconomy aspirations.

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The origins of the bioeconomy in the European Union

Cited by 172 publications

References 6 publications

Bioeconomy for Sustainable Development

Bioeconomy for Sustainable Development

Proposal of a Sustainable Circular Index for Manufacturing Companies

Utilisation of Lignins in the Bioeconomy: Projections on Ionic Liquids and Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Selective Separation and Recovery of Base Metals and Gold

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