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DOI	10.1038/s41893-019-0442-8
	Addressing environmental sustainability of biochemicals
	Ögmundarson Ó.; Herrgård M.J.; Forster J.; Hauschild M.Z.; Fantke P.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	2398-9629
起始页码	167
结束页码	174
卷号	3 期号:3
英文摘要	Producing biochemicals from renewable resources is a key driver for moving towards sustainable societies. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a standardized tool to measure related progress by quantifying environmental sustainability performance of chemical products along their life cycles. We analysed LCA studies applied to commercialized commodity biochemicals produced through microbial fermentation. The few available studies show inconsistencies in coverage of environmental impacts and life cycle stages, with varying conclusions. Claims of better sustainability performance of biochemicals over fossil-based chemicals are often based on comparing global warming impacts, while ignoring other impacts from bio-feedstock production. To boost sustainable biochemicals, we recommend that LCA practitioners include the broader range of impact indicators and entire life cycles, follow standards and guidance, and address missing data. The biochemical industry should systematically use LCA to direct research, identify impact hotspots, and develop methods to estimate full-scale process performance. This will promote biotechnology as important contributor to solving existing sustainability challenges. © 2020, Springer Nature Limited.
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Environmental impact; Global warming; Sustainable development; Biochemical industries; Environmental sustainability; Feedstock production; Global warming impact; Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); Microbial fermentation; Process performance; Sustainability performance; Life cycle
来源期刊	Nature Sustainability
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/163387
作者单位	The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark; Quantitative Sustainability Assessment, Department of Technology, Management and Economics, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark; Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland; Carlsberg Research Laboratory, Carlsberg A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Ögmundarson Ó.,Herrgård M.J.,Forster J.,et al. Addressing environmental sustainability of biochemicals[J],2020,3(3).
APA	Ögmundarson Ó.,Herrgård M.J.,Forster J.,Hauschild M.Z.,&Fantke P..(2020).Addressing environmental sustainability of biochemicals.Nature Sustainability,3(3).
MLA	Ögmundarson Ó.,et al."Addressing environmental sustainability of biochemicals".Nature Sustainability 3.3(2020).