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Current policies affecting the market penetration of biomaterials *
Author(s) -
Hermann Barbara,
Carus M.,
Patel M.,
Blok K.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
biofuels, bioproducts and biorefining
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.931
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1932-1031
pISSN - 1932-104X
DOI - 10.1002/bbb.327
Subject(s) - market penetration , biomass (ecology) , natural resource economics , hectare , electricity , raw material , bioenergy , penetration (warfare) , greenhouse gas , economics , agricultural economics , environmental economics , business , engineering , waste management , biofuel , marketing , chemistry , management , agriculture , geography , ecology , archaeology , organic chemistry , electrical engineering , biology
Policies aimed at supporting the bio‐based economy have so far centered on biomass use for electricity and fuels. But using biomass for the production of materials offers higher greenhouse gas savings than bioenergy per kg feedstock as well as per hectare. This has received comparatively little attention from policy‐makers; analyses of either existing or potential policy measures are almost entirely missing in this field. This paper by Barbara Hermann, M Carus, M Patel and K Blok, provides an overview of policy measures which are currently in place and investigates how they affect market penetration of biomaterials. © 2011 Society of Chemical Industry and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd