Bioeconomy for Sustainability

This edited volume covers the key role of bioeconomy for next-generation industrial production to achieve Sustainable Development Goals. It addresses the key environmental challenges due to biowaste generation and their application in boosting the economy through the conversion of biowaste into valuable products for sustainable growth and future needs. This book also describes the potential future research scope and possibilities in bioeconomy towards sustainable industrial ecology and circular economy.

In recent years, competition has increased for determinate resources. There is an urgent need to look for sustainable, non-polluting alternate sources to meet the demands of an ever-increasing population. Sustainable processes and production while using biological material can produce food, fodder, agricultural inputs, fuel etc. with lesser inputs and reduced emission of pollutants. Agricultural waste and food waste are another concern which demands immediate interventions. The Bioeconomy can be a possible way to address these challenges. It includes sustainable production of food, fodder, fiber, fuel, agricultural inputs, and other goods while using renewable resources or different types of waste. This is beneficial to resolve diverse environmental problems such as future bioenergy production technology, societal transformations, pollution management, industrial circular economy, agricultural practices and food securities, climate management etc. Bioeconomy helps to move from a linear economy to a circular economy.

This book is a valuable source for researchers, teachers, and undergraduate and graduate students of environmental science, environmental economics, agriculture science, biotechnology, ecology, and soil science. It also serves as additional reading material for professionals, scientists, stakeholders of government and non-government organizations, industrialists, and policymakers of the relevant fields.

Vinod Kumar Garg is presently working as Professor at the Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab, India. Previously, he has worked at Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology and CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, India in different capacities. He has published more than 200 research and review articles and 10 books. He was awarded ＂Thomson Reuters Research Excellence - India Citation Awards 2012＂. He is an active member of various scientific societies and organizations including, Biotech Research Society of India, Indian Nuclear Society etc. He was elected Fellow of Biotech Research Society of India in 2011.

Navish Kataria has been working as an Assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences, J.C. Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA, Faridabad, India, since January 2020. He completed his Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Engineering in 2018. He^1350 citations). He has published 02 edited CRC press books and 01 editorial. His field of interest is Environmental nanotechnology, water and wastewater treatment technologies, green nanomaterials synthesis, emerging pollutants, heavy metal and dyes removal, Adsorption, Environmental Pollution management, and microplastic pollution.