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1 Biobased plastics in a bioeconomy
J.C. Philp, R.J. Ritchie, K. Guy  Trends in Biotechnology  Volume 31, Issue 2, Pages (February 2013) DOI: /j.tibtech Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 Average nonrenewable primary energy use and greenhouse gas emissions of biobased chemicals in comparison to conventional chemicals (adapted from [11]). Although the figures themselves are encouraging, the large error bars point to a problem of a lack of standardisation of life cycle analysis. Such uncertainties in the data undermine their value, and potentially harm the biobased industries. Trends in Biotechnology  , 65-67DOI: ( /j.tibtech ) Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions

3 Figure 2 Municipal waste treatment, Europe 2009 ( The huge diversity across Europe makes policy particularly challenging. Trends in Biotechnology  , 65-67DOI: ( /j.tibtech ) Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions


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