Principles, drivers and opportunities of a circular bioeconomy

A Muscat, EM de Olde, R Ripoll-Bosch… - Nature Food, 2021‏ - nature.com
A circular, bio-based economy could provide the pathway to a sustainable future. Here we
present five ecological principles to guide biomass use towards a circular bioeconomy …

[HTML][HTML] Bioeconomy: Biomass and biomass-based energy supply and demand

J Popp, S Kovács, J Oláh, Z Divéki, E Balázs - New biotechnology, 2021‏ - Elsevier
This paper addresses the challenges of the transition from a fossil fuel-dependent to a bio-
based economy and implications related to the production of food, feed, bioenergy and other …

Ex-ante life cycle assessment of commercial-scale cultivated meat production in 2030

P Sinke, E Swartz, H Sanctorum… - … International Journal of …, 2023‏ - Springer
Purpose Cultivated meat (CM) is attracting increased attention as an environmentally
sustainable and animal-friendly alternative to conventional meat. As the technology matures …

The environmental sustainability of insects as food and feed. A review

A Van Huis, DGAB Oonincx - Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 2017‏ - Springer
With a growing world population, increasingly demanding consumers, and a limited amount
of agricultural land, there is an urgent need to find alternatives to conventional meat …

[HTML][HTML] The battle for biomass: a systematic review of food-feed-fuel competition

A Muscat, EM De Olde, IJM de Boer, R Ripoll-Bosch - Global Food Security, 2020‏ - Elsevier
We review 75 studies on the competition for biomass and production resources such as
land, water, labour and capital across food, feed and fuel production. We identified seven …

The science of plant-based foods: Approaches to create nutritious and sustainable plant-based cheese analogs

L Grossmann, DJ McClements - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Background There has been a growing interest in consumers around the world in adopting a
more plant-based diet for health, sustainability, and ethical reasons. Many commercially …

Will reaching the maximum achievable yield potential meet future global food demand?

X Tian, BA Engel, H Qian, E Hua, S Sun… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Population growth, an increasing proportion of animal-based food consumption, shortage of
water and land resources, and impacts of climate change all make the situation of world food …

The next protein transition

H Aiking, J de Boer - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Background Meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals requires a relatively
rapid transition towards a circular economy. Therefore, a multidisciplinary perspective is …

Defining a land boundary for sustainable livestock consumption

HHE Van Zanten, M Herrero, O Van Hal… - Global change …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
The need for more sustainable production and consumption of animal source food (ASF) is
central to the achievement of the sustainable development goals: within this context, wise …

Germination as a bioprocess for enhancing the quality and nutritional prospects of legume proteins

IC Ohanenye, A Tsopmo, CECC Ejike… - Trends in Food Science & …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Background Proteins are essential macronutrients of the human diet. Currently, major
dietary sources in developed countries are of animal origin. However, the association of red …