This publication investigates key aspects surrounding the sustainability of bioeconomy development: the use of biomass as feedstock for future production; the design and building of biorefineries for the manufacture of a range of fuels, chemicals and materials, and also for electricity...

This book is at the cutting edge of the ongoing research in bioeconomy and encompasses both technological and economic strategies to master the transformation towards a knowledge- and bio-based production system. The volume combines different international perspectives with approaches of the...

Themes of the volume: Biofuels: Potential Alternatives to Fossil Fuels -- Biofuel Economics and Policy: Biofuel Standard, Blending, and Future Insecurities -- Economic Transitions: from Biomass to Biofuels -- Biofuel Economy, Development, and Food Security.