Towards a carbon-negative sustainable bio-based economy

The bio-based economy relies on sustainable, plant-derived resources for fuels, chemicals, materials, food and feed rather than on the evanescent usage of fossil resources. The cornerstone of this economy is the biorefinery, in which renewable resources are intelligently converted to a plethora of p...

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Main Authors: Bartel eVanholme, Tom eDesmet, Frederik eRonsse, Korneel eRabaey, Frank eVan Breusegem, Marjan eDe Mey, Wim eSoetaert, Wout eBoerjan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2013.00174/full