Title:
The Role of Pine Chemicals in the Emerging Bioeconomy
Author(s):
Moran, K.
Document(s):
Paper
Poster
Abstract:
The pine chemical industry is a global success story and an example of the bioeconomy’s ongoing value to society. As a relatively mature and successful bio-industry, it is a role model for other emerging bio-based product industries. This paper provides background on the pine chemical industry including its contributions to the economy of Europe, and its role in advancing the goals of the bioeconomy. The life cycle assessment referenced in this paper contributes to the understanding of a main feedstock of the global pine chemical industry, crude tall oil (CTO), as an invaluable contributor to the aims of the bioeconomy. This paper will also address the major challenge currently facing this industry, otherwise well-meaning policies aimed at incentivizing the burning of CTO. These policies can do great harm to the pine chemical industry without commensurate advances to the underlying bioeconomy policy goals of reducing both greenhouse gas emissions and Europe’s dependence on fossil materials. This is a situation that needs to be addressed for the bioeconomy to properly function. Fortunately, through the use of life cycle assessment tools these situations can be analyzed and corrected.
Keywords:
bioeconomy, emissions, greenhouse gases (GHG), life cycle assessment (LCA), feedstock
Topic:
Industry Sessions
Subtopic:
Biological Conversion
Event:
22nd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
IBV.4.10
Pages:
1692 - 1697
ISBN:
978-88-89407-52-3
Paper DOI:
10.5071/22ndEUBCE2014-IBV.4.10
Price:
FREE
