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The forest-based bioeconomy in Latvia: economic and environmental importance
The bioeconomy is considered a means to achieving a climate neutral economy as aimed for in the EU Green Deal. For Latvia, the forest-based bioeconomy has potential to contribute to this aim.
Vineta Tetere
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Developed and developing countries face social, economic and environmental challenges. These are the dimensions of sustainability, and the future of mankind depends on the transition from a linear economy towards bioeconomy. This shift represents a challenge for the EU itself due to several factors, such as the economic disparities between the Member ...
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Bioeconomy-based tourism: A new concept responding to the support of bioeconomy
Tourism has experienced dynamic development in recent decades and has become one of the fastest growing industries; however, the COVID-19 pandemic caused unprecedented changes and declines in revenues and tourism trends. With the strong support of bioeconomy (BE) this period brings a great opportunity to transform the entire tourism sector into a model
Rinn, Radek +2 more
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The limitations of bioeconomy LCA studies for understanding the transition to sustainable bioeconomy
Abstract Purpose Transition to bioeconomy requires all actors and stakeholders to measure the impact of systems that use bioresources and technologies to provision society. There are however some challenges with integrating LCA into business development and management, which have important implications for bioeconomy ...
Nishtha Talwar, Nicholas M. Holden
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A systematic approach to understanding and quantifying the EU’s bioeconomy
In 2014, approximately 18.6 million people in the European Union (EU) were employed in the bioeconomy, generating annual turnover of around EUR 2.2 trillion. And over the period 2008-2014, almost all sectors of the bioeconomy in the EU experienced labour
Tévécia Ronzon +3 more
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Tuning Separator Chemistry: Improving Zn Anode Compatibility via Functionalized Chitin Nanofibers
Nanochitin derived from waste shrimp shells is used to fabricate separators for aqueous zinc batteries. By tuning the density of amine and carboxylic surface groups, water mobility at the separator interface is controlled, promoting uniform zinc deposition, suppressing dendrite growth, and enabling exceptional cycling stability exceeding 2000 h ...
Ibrahim Al Kathemi +6 more
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WHERE IS ROMANIA IN THE EUROPEAN UNION’S BIOECONOMIC CONTEXT? THE CLUSTER ANALYSES APPROACH [PDF]
In the current context of crises (sanitary, energy, food) and the apparent climate change in Europe, an economic approach towards the bioeconomy is necessary for Romania.
BĂLAN EMILIA MARY
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The bioeconomy is being disrupted due to global trends of digitalization and automation. Knowledge-intensive businesses and sustainable solutions in carbon-smart food production have resulted in various consequences for the professionals working in and ...
Essi Ryymin
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Enhancing Biogenic Formic Acid Production in the Modified OxFA Process by Acetonitrile Addition
In this study, the beneficial effect of using acetonitrile as a co‐solvent in the modified OxFA process is shown, outperforming methanol, demonstrating improved reaction kinetics combined with high selectivity for the HPA‐2 (H5PV2Mo10O40) catalyzed oxidation of xylose to FA.
Jan‐Dominik H. Krueger +7 more
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Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology
ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková +4 more
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