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Assessment of Alternative Sustainability Aspects of Bioeconomy Innovations : = A Case Study Approach.

紀錄類型:	書目-語言資料,手稿 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	Assessment of Alternative Sustainability Aspects of Bioeconomy Innovations :/
其他題名:	A Case Study Approach.
作者:	Tassinari, Gianmaria.
面頁冊數:	1 online resource (142 pages)
附註:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 85-04, Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International85-04A.
標題:	Sustainability. -
電子資源:	click for full text (PQDT)
ISBN:	9798380569484

Assessment of Alternative Sustainability Aspects of Bioeconomy Innovations : = A Case Study Approach.
Tassinari, Gianmaria.

Assessment of Alternative Sustainability Aspects of Bioeconomy Innovations :A Case Study Approach. - 1 online resource (142 pages)

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 85-04, Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Wageningen University and Research, 2023.

Includes bibliographical references

The Earth's climate system continues to change at an unprecedented rate and ongoing research underscores the urgent need for rapid progress in global and national adaptation and mitigation efforts. The European Union (EU) aims to become the first climate-neutral bloc of countries by 2050 and aspires to achieve a modern and resource-efficient economy. With that goal, on 11 December 2019, the European Commission (EC) launched the ambitious "European Green Deal". To implement it, on 22 June 2020, the EC established the EU Taxonomy Regulation to ensure the efficient movement of capital toward truly green investments (based on the degree of sustainability of an activity). However, there is currently no consensus on what should be assessed and how, which lead to different interpretations and meanings of sustainability performance as well as information inefficiencies that complicate and impair investment into facilitating green transactions. This thesis aims to contribute, through innovative approaches and methods, to a more detailed and careful evaluation of alternative paths to sustainable innovation that apply technologies and social practices based on bio-based materials to transform or re-design conventional production systems (namely, circular bioeconomy systems).Given the complexity and heterogeneity of bio-based systems, the literature contains several coexisting narratives on bioeconomy. After the introduction, the thesis begins by systematically reviewing the versatility of empirical studies-notably, case studies-along with the narratives surrounding the bioeconomy concept (i.e., an ecological economy, a science-based economy, and a biomass-based economy). The results of Chapter 1 provide an overview of how the narratives of the concept of bioeconomy affect the versatility of the case study research. Based on the low density of the illustrated semantic networks, we conclude that future empirical research on bio-based phenomena should be more transdisciplinary and rely more on cross-sectoral approaches. Further work is also required in developing common research protocols that support transparency and replicability of case studies in the bioeconomy.Building on the knowledge gained from this literature review, the thesis discusses three concrete cases, with both scientific and practical implications, of sustainability performance assessments. These studies capture the heterogeneity and complexity of bio-based systems, which differ in terms of feedstock, level of technological maturity, and area of application.Chapter 2 covers the application of biopolymers in food packaging. Bio-based polymers are increasingly attracting attention as a solution to reducing the consumption of non-renewable resources and curbing the accumulation of fossil-based plastic waste. This study analyzes the economics of a new packaging film based on a polylactic acid-polyhydroxybutyrate blend (PLA-PHB), with PHB obtained from agro-industrial residues (potato peels). We model various sizes of biorefineries using the new biotechnology in Europe. For a four-year payback period, which is generally accepted in the industry, the calculated minimum product selling price ranges from 9.7 euros per kilogram to 37.2 euros per kilogram, depending, among other factors, on the production capacity of the biorefinery. We have incorporated the uncertainty over the model parameters in a Monte Carlo simulation and investigated the relative impact of individual factors on the minimum product selling price. Overall, the results indicate that the biobased feedstock availability is the most influential factor on the profitability of the new biotechnology.

Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
ProQuest,
2024

Mode of access: World Wide Web

ISBN: 9798380569484Subjects--Topical Terms:

793436
Sustainability.
Index Terms--Genre/Form:

554714
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