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<p>Sustainable development in the agriculture sector can be boosted by integrating a sustainable bioeconomy and transforming renewable resources into added-value products. There are various methods to determine, measure, and compare the extent of sustainability. We promote the bioeconomy concept by utilizing agricultural waste in biopolymers considering the sustainable development in the agriculture sector. This research aims to evaluate biopolymer alternatives based on sustainability criteria and indicators using the integrated multi-criteria decision analysis approach under the sustainability umbrella. We evaluated the PLA, PHA/PHB, starch, protein, and cellulose-based biopolymers. As a result, the cellulose-based biopolymer shows the best performance. The research findings provide valuable information to establish a sustainable pathway for biopolymer production for industries.</p>
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Sustainable development in the agriculture sector can be boosted by integrating a sustainable bioeconomy and transforming renewable resources into added-value products. There are various methods to determine, measure, and compare the extent of sustainability. We promote the bioeconomy concept by utilizing agricultural waste in biopolymers considering the sustainable development in the agriculture sector. This research aims to evaluate biopolymer alternatives based on sustainability criteria and indicators using the integrated multi-criteria decision analysis approach under the sustainability umbrella. We evaluated the PLA, PHA/PHB, starch, protein, and cellulose-based biopolymers. As a result, the cellulose-based biopolymer shows the best performance. The research findings provide valuable information to establish a sustainable pathway for biopolymer production for industries.

Insights of Bioeconomy: Biopolymer Evaluation Based on Sustainability Criteria

Environmental and Climate Technologies

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{"article-title":"Insights of Bioeconomy: Biopolymer Evaluation Based on Sustainability Criteria"}

Sustainable development in the agriculture sector can be boosted by integrating a sustainable bioeconomy and transforming renewable resources into added-value...

Insights of Bioeconomy: Biopolymer Evaluation Based on Sustainability Criteria

Data publikacji: 15 lip 2023

Zakres stron: 323 - 338

Otrzymano: 24 sty 2023

Przyjęty: 09 cze 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2023-0025

Słowa kluczowe
Agriculture, AHP, biopolymer, MCDA, sustainable development

© 2021 Nidhiben Patel et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Insights of Bioeconomy: Biopolymer Evaluation Based on Sustainability Criteria

Data publikacji: 15 lip 2023

Zakres stron: 323 - 338

Otrzymano: 24 sty 2023

Przyjęty: 09 cze 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2023-0025

Słowa kluczoweAgriculture, AHP, biopolymer, MCDA, sustainable development

© 2021 Nidhiben Patel et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Słowa kluczowe
Agriculture, AHP, biopolymer, MCDA, sustainable development