Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 19 ISSUE 1
Written by Steliana RODINO, Alina BUTU, Vili DRAGOMIR, Marian BUTU
Bioeconomy was defined as the economic sector which is based on sustainable use of bioresources (crops, wood, vegetal and microbial biomass), provided either by the soil or the aquatic environment, for producing food, materials and energy. The present paper is representing an overview of the opportunities and challenges surrounding green growth through the use of biomass as renewable raw material in the transition towards bioeconomy. Global and European data are provided, and Romanian situation is briefly described. In a broad sense, biomass is a general term, covering various biological materials that can be further used in the production of renewable energy or materials. The biomass signifies the biodegradable part of byproducts, wastes and residues of biological (vegetal and animal) origin from agriculture, silviculture, related industries and also urban activities. It came into the attention due to the increased potential as clean, affordable and renewable bioenergy source, with a particular interest on the production processes that imply agricultural and forest waste as those two possess a great potential throughout the whole world.
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