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The utilization of renewable resources in German industrial production
Author(s) -
Busch Rainer,
Hirth Thomas,
Liese Andreas,
Nordhoff Stefan,
Puls Jürgen,
Pulz Otto,
Sell Dieter,
Syldatk Christoph,
Ulber Roland
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
biotechnology journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.144
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1860-7314
pISSN - 1860-6768
DOI - 10.1002/biot.200600057
Subject(s) - scarcity , renewable resource , renewable energy , raw material , context (archaeology) , chemical industry , german , natural resource economics , production (economics) , agriculture , business , environmental science , economics , chemistry , engineering , market economy , ecology , environmental engineering , history , paleontology , macroeconomics , organic chemistry , archaeology , electrical engineering , biology
Renewable resources will be an increasingly important issue for the chemical industry in the future. In the context of white biotechnology, they represent the intersection point of agriculture and the chemical industry. The scarcity and related increase in the price of fossil resources make renewable resources an interesting alternative. If one considers the production of bulk chemicals, it is evident that for this area besides the C sources, sugar and starch, new sources of raw materials must be opened up. One possible solution is to utilize lignocellulose both for materials and energy. This article discusses this interesting prospective for the future, particularly from the point of view of the German industry.