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Basis of Sustainability for Biomass

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As a theme that call very attention in the twenty-first century by the global society, sustainability is a complex concept. However, sustainability looks to the future of our resources and life quality by means innovative business strategies, take into account economic, societal and environmental impacts to be evaluated by metrics, as E-factor and life cycle assessment. This Chapter deals with these definitions and application to agroindustrial biomass and its residues.

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  1. Embrapa Agroenergia, Parque Estação Biológica, Brasília, DF, Brazil

    Dr. Sílvio Vaz Jr.

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Vaz Jr., S. (2020). Basis of Sustainability for Biomass. In: Treatment of Agroindustrial Biomass Residues. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58850-2_2

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