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Informationen zum Autor Editors: Prof Dr Jo Dewulf, Prof Dr Herman van Langenhove, both of Ghent University, Belgium. Both experienced researchers in environmental chemistry and clean technology. Klappentext The concepts 'renewable recources' and 'sustainability' are receiving much attention by academia, governments and industry. With the current rate of consumption we have fossil oil reserves left for 40 years. Renewable resources are of key importance for the development of a sustainable society and it is vital that governmental and business decision-makers are equipped with adequate assessment tools. Renewables-Based Technology: Sustainability Assessment brings together and evaluates the main sustainability assessment methods and techniques in one volume. Structured into three main section, Part One introduces the quantitative assessment of renewables, their potential as feedstock for industry, and an overview of sustainability performance indicators. Part Two introduces the key sustainability methods and techniques that are currently used. Part Three contextualises these methods by providing case studies that are set within the major industries benefiting from renewables. Links the two issues of sustainability assessment and renewable resources. Includes case studies from the major industries that can benefit from using renewable resources, such as agriculture, biotechnology, food packaging, energy-biofuel, bio-polymer, bio-pharmaceutical and organic waste treatment. Written by a global team of authors from academia, governmental departments, research centres and international companies. This book will be a main source of information for professionals from a range of agricultural, chemistry, chemical and process industries. Also researchers within departments of agriculture, chemistry, chemical engineering, food technology, environmental technology, who are looking at sustainability or clean technology issues. It will also be a valuable reference for upper-level undergraduate and Master students. Zusammenfassung Sustainability is a key driving force for industries in the chemical, food, packaging, agricultural and pharmaceutical sectors, and quantitative sustainability indicators are being incorporated into company reports. This is driving the uptake of renewable resources and the adoption of renewables. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contributors xv Foreword xvii Series Preface xix Preface xxi List of Abbreviations xxiii Part I Renewables as a Resource and Sustainability Performance Indicators 1 1 The Contribution of Renewables to Society 3 Göran Berndes 1.1 Introduction 3 1.2 Historic and Present Biomass Uses for Food, Energy and Materials in the World 6 1.3 Potential Availability of Agricultural Residues and Land for Non-Food Crop Production 8 1.4 Drivers Behind Increasing Demand for Biomass for Energy and Materials 10 1.5 Land Use Competition 12 1.6 Multifunctional Biomass Production Systems 14 1.7 Summary 16 2 The Potential of Renewables as a Feedstock for Chemistry and Energy 19 Wilfried G. J. H. M. van Sark, Martin K. Patel, André P. C. Faaij and Monique M. Hoogwijk 2.1 Introduction 19 2.2 Supply of Energy and Materials Using Renewables 21 2.3 Demand for Energy and Materials 31 2.4 Summary 34 3 Sustainability Performance Indicators 39 Alexei Lapkin 3.1 Introduction 39 3.2 The Hierarchy of Sustainability Metrics 40 3.3 Aspects of Methodology 42 3.4 Examples of Sustainability Metrics for Technology Assessment 46 3.5 Summary 51 Part II Relevant Assessment Tools 55 4 Life Cycle Inventory Analysis Applied to Renewable Resources 57 Niels Jungbluth and Rolf Frischknecht 4.1 Introduct...
