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Integrated 1st and 2nd generation sugarcane bio-refinery for jet fuel production in Brazil
Techno-economic and greenhouse gas emissions assessment
This study presents a techno-economic analysis and an environmental assessment, of the whole production chain (biomass production, sugar extraction, biomass pretreatment, sugars fermentation, and products recovery and purification), of a fully autarkic sugarcane-based biorefinery
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Capability Approach and Inclusion
Developing a Context Sensitive Design for Biobased Value Chains
Biomass such as crops and agricultural waste is increasingly used as the primary resource for products like bioplastics and biofuels. Incorporating the needs, knowledge, skills and values of biomass producers in the design of global value chains – the steps involved in creating a
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Meta-responsibility in corporate research and innovation
A bioeconomic case study
The term "responsibility" embodies many meanings, also in the context of corporate research and innovation (R&I). The approach of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) has emerged as a promoter for responsible conduct of innovation but so far lacks a systematic framework for
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Mitigating carbon emissions through sustainable aviation fuels
Costs and potential
In general, the certified pathways for the production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) are still far from being competitive with fossil kerosene, although they have the potential to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. However, the mitigation costs related to SAFs and how t
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Creative tensions
Mutual responsiveness adapted to private sector research and development
The concept of mutual responsiveness is currently based on little empirical data in the literature of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI). This paper explores RRI’s idea of mutual responsiveness in the light of recent RRI case studies on private sector research and developm
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Opening the conceptual design of biobased processes to a context-sensitive sustainability analysis
Biobased production has been promoted as an alternative to fossil-based production to mitigate climate change. However, emerging concerns over the sustainability of biobased products have shown that tensions can emerge between different objectives and concerns, like emission redu
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Incumbents' enabling role in niche-innovation
Power dynamics in a wastewater project
More pluralised understandings of incumbencies are often overlooked in transitions research, which may lead to underestimating the enabling roles of incumbents in niche projects. This study explores these roles by applying a power framework to five struggles revolving around a pa
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Reconciling food security and bioenergy
Priorities for action
Understanding the complex interactions among food security, bioenergy sustainability, and resource management requires a focus on specific contextual problems and opportunities. The United Nations' 2030 Sustainable Development Goals place a high priority on food and energy securi
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The carbon footprint of alternative jet fuels produced in Brazil
Exploring different approaches
Although the potential of Alternative Jet Fuels (AJF) to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions has been widely reported upon in the literature, there are still discrepancies among the results. These may be due to the different GHG accounting methods, including those used by dif
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Power struggles in policy feedback processes
Incremental steps towards a circular economy within Dutch wastewater policy
Environmental problems are usually not tackled with path-departing policies but rather with incrementally adjusted or unchanged policies. One way to address incremental change is the policy feedback approach, which initially focussed on self-reinforcing feedback and path-dependen
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The SPPD-WRF framework
A novel and holistic methodology for strategical planning and process design of water resource factories
This paper guides decision making in more sustainable urban water management practices that feed into a circular economy by presenting a novel framework for conceptually designing and strategically planning wastewater treatment processes from a resource recovery perspective. Muni
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Human health impacts of aviation biofuel production
Exploring the application of different life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) methods for biofuel supply chains
The life cycle human health (HH) impacts related to aviation biofuels have been understood in a limited way. Life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) methods for assessing HH are often associated with a high level of uncertainty and a low level of consensus. As a result, it remains ch
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The growth in biofuels’ investment brings with it concerns about the social and environmental impacts of the sector. Several tools and frameworks have been used to address these concerns, including the Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) framework. This paper analyzes wheth
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Environmental trade-offs of renewable jet fuels in Brazil
Beyond the carbon footprint
The use of renewable jet fuels (RJFs) is an option for meeting the greenhouse gases (GHG) reduction targets of the aviation sector. Therefore, most of the studies have focused on climate change indicators, but other environmental impacts have been disregarded. In this paper, an a
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Socioeconomic effects of aviation biofuel production in Brazil
A scenarios-based Input-Output analysis
Derived from renewable feedstocks, aviation biofuel is generally perceived as inherently sustainable. However, its production involves a wide range of sectors and interacts with different actors in society. It is therefore important to understand and evaluate not only the environ
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Towards social sustainability
Screening potential social and governance issues for biojet fuel supply chains in Brazil
Social dimension appears to be the least developed of all dimensions of sustainability, not receiving the same attention as environmental or economic dimension. While biomass utilization is considered to have considerable impact on the social well-being of farmers and local commu
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Media attention to GM food cases
An innovation perspective
Media attention to genetically modified (GM) foods has been described as negative, especially in Europe. At the turn of the century appreciation of GM foods was at an all-time low in Europe. Food manufacturers are still careful in the use, development and communication of GM base
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Assessing social sustainability for biofuel supply chains
The case of aviation biofuel in Brazil
Aviation fuels derived from biomass are generally perceived as sustainable alternatives compared with their fossil counterparts. However, the production of jet biofuels will have impacts on environment, economy and society simultaneously. Despite that a large number of studies ha
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Seizing the opportunities from the energy transition
A study of the Port of Rotterdam
To continue the success of the Port of Rotterdam (PoR) in the future, a transition to a sustainable industry is essential. Though this is easier said than done. The energy transition involves a variety of initiatives which are at the same time highly dependent on each other. Whil
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Bacteriophages as agents against locust swarming
A Safe-by-Design study on the application of gene and microbiome therapies
The rapid advancements in synthetic biology have allowed for the development of revolutionary technologies such as bacteriophage-mediated gene and microbiome therapies. These technologies create the need for management of the upcoming risks and uncertainties. Safe-by-Design is a
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