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6. Sustainability and environmental performance
The development of new industries using biomass as a raw material to produce a wide variety of products, via a large number of different transformation processes, raises the question of the associated environmental impacts. Under no circumstances does the use of bio-based carbon guarantee environmental neutrality.
The Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) method
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Bibliography
Websites
ADEME Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) database https://www.ademe.fr/expertises/consommer-autrement/passer-a-laction/dossier/lanalyse-cycle-vie/quest-lacv
Events
Plant Based Summit (PBS) https://www.iar-pole.com/evenements/
World Bio Markets www.worldbiomarkets.com
Standards and norms
Lifecycle analysis
- Environmental management – Lifecycle analysis – principle and framework, International Organization for Standardization, 2006. - ISO 14040 - 2006
- Environmental management – Lifecycle analysis – requirements and guidelines, International Organization for Standardization, 2006. - ISO 14044 - 2006
- Produits biosourcés. Teneur biosourcée. Détermination de...
Biobased product
Directory
Association Chimie du Végétal (ACDV) https://www.chimieduvegetal.com/lassociation/
Agrobiobase. Information site on biobased products and their suppliers http://www.agrobiobase.com
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Statistical and economic data
Eurostat. Agriculture, forestry and fishery statistics https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/
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