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Social sustainability assessment in the biobased economy Hasselt University
Muconic acid isomers as platform chemicals and monomers in the biobased economy Hasselt University KU Leuven
Muconic acid (MA) is a high value-added dicarboxylic acid with conjugated double bonds, presenting three isomeric forms, i.e., cis,cis-MA, cis,trans-MA and trans,trans-MA. Its production is garnering increased interest owing to its potential as a starting material for the synthesis of value-added products as well as by being a versatile monomer for the production of specialty polymers. This review presents a systematic overview of production and ...
Biochar : a product of the biobased economy with wide potential use in the management of contaminated areas Ghent University
Social sustainability assessments in the biobased economy: Towards a systemic approach Vrije Universiteit Brussel Hasselt University University of Antwerp
The majority of impact assessments for the biobased economy are primarily focused on the environmental and (techno-)economic aspects, while social aspects are rarely considered. This study proposes a modified systemic approach for a social sustainability impact assessment of the biobased economy, based on a review on the common methodologies for assessing social impacts. Accordingly, the proposed approach follows the four general iterative steps ...
Lactic acid as a platform chemical in the biobased economy: the role of chemocatalysis KU Leuven
Upcoming bio-refineries will be at the heart of the manufacture of future transportation fuels, chemicals and materials. A narrow number of platform molecules are envisioned to bridge nature's abundant polysaccharide feedstock to the production of added-value chemicals and intermediate building blocks. Such platform molecules are well-chosen to lie at the base of a large product assortment, while their formation should be straightforward from ...
Hoe biobased is de Vlaamse economie? Ghent University
Towards a bio-based economy in ports University of Antwerp
The storage and distribution of hydrocarbons constitutes for many ports an important part of their activity However, the use of fossil carbon will diminish during the next decades. This happens because of economic reasons (the supply is running out), ecological reasons (to diminish the impact of the greenhouse gasses), and technological reasons (new and more sustainable processing techniques have emerged). The shift from a fossil fuel based ...