Alpha 2.0
Login Register
» Articles » PMID: 37118163

Principles, Drivers and Opportunities of a Circular Bioeconomy

Overview
Journal Nat Food
Specialties Environmental Health
Nutritional Sciences
Date 2023 Apr 28
PMID 37118163
Authors
Abigail Muscat
Evelien M de Olde
Raimon Ripoll-Bosch
Hannah H E van Zanten
Tamara A P Metze
Catrien J A M Termeer
Martin K van Ittersum
Imke J M De Boer
Affiliations
Soon will be listed here.
Abstract

A circular, bio-based economy could provide the pathway to a sustainable future. Here we present five ecological principles to guide biomass use towards a circular bioeconomy: safeguarding and regenerating the health of our (agro)ecosystems; avoiding non-essential products and the waste of essential ones; prioritizing biomass streams for basic human needs; utilizing and recycling by-products of (agro)ecosystems; and using renewable energy while minimizing overall energy use. Implementing these principles calls for a transformation of our current economic system, including fundamental changes to policies, technologies, organizations, social behaviour and markets.

Citing Articles

Negotiating biophysical limits in the European Union's bioeconomy: a critical analysis of two conflicts over regulating biomass use in EU policy.

Fleischmann B, Mayer A, Gorg C, Pichler M Sustain Sci. 2024; 19(6):1935-1948.

PMID: 39526228 PMC: 11543732. DOI: 10.1007/s11625-024-01543-0.

Thermal Properties of Seed Cake Biomasses and Their Valorisation by Torrefaction.

Butnaru E, Stoleru E, Ionita D, Brebu M Polymers (Basel). 2024; 16(20).

PMID: 39458700 PMC: 11511059. DOI: 10.3390/polym16202872.

Boosting succinic acid production of Yarrowia lipolytica at low pH through enhancing product tolerance and glucose metabolism.

Zhong Y, Shang C, Tao H, Hou J, Cui Z, Qi Q Microb Cell Fact. 2024; 23(1):291.

PMID: 39443950 PMC: 11515616. DOI: 10.1186/s12934-024-02565-0.

Photon upconversion crystals doped bacterial cellulose composite films as recyclable photonic bioplastics.

Bharmoria P, Naimovicius L, Abol-Fotouh D, Miroshnichenko M, Lekavicius J, De Luca G Commun Mater. 2024; 5(1):200.

PMID: 39351279 PMC: 11438599. DOI: 10.1038/s43246-024-00638-6.

Farming practices to enhance biodiversity across biomes: a systematic review.

Cozim-Melges F, Ripoll-Bosch R, Veen G, Oggiano P, Bianchi F, van der Putten W NPJ Biodivers. 2024; 3(1):1.

PMID: 39242701 PMC: 11332212. DOI: 10.1038/s44185-023-00034-2.

References
1.
Krausmann F, Erb K, Gingrich S, Haberl H, Bondeau A, Gaube V . Global human appropriation of net primary production doubled in the 20th century. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013; 110(25):10324-9. PMC: 3690849. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1211349110. View
2.
Foley J, Ramankutty N, Brauman K, Cassidy E, Gerber J, Johnston M . Solutions for a cultivated planet. Nature. 2011; 478(7369):337-42. DOI: 10.1038/nature10452. View
3.
Steffen W, Richardson K, Rockstrom J, Cornell S, Fetzer I, Bennett E . Sustainability. Planetary boundaries: guiding human development on a changing planet. Science. 2015; 347(6223):1259855. DOI: 10.1126/science.1259855. View
4.
van Kernebeek H, Oosting S, van Ittersum M, Ripoll-Bosch R, de Boer I . Closing the phosphorus cycle in a food system: insights from a modelling exercise. Animal. 2018; 12(8):1755-1765. DOI: 10.1017/S1751731118001039. View
5.
Scherhaufer S, Moates G, Hartikainen H, Waldron K, Obersteiner G . Environmental impacts of food waste in Europe. Waste Manag. 2018; 77:98-113. DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2018.04.038. View