Towards a sustainable bioeconomy through industrial symbiosis: Current situation and perspectives

Bijon Nicolas, Wassenaar Tom, Junqua Guillaume, Dechesne Magali. 2022. Towards a sustainable bioeconomy through industrial symbiosis: Current situation and perspectives. Sustainability, 14 (3):1605, 26 p.

Résumé : The concepts of industrial symbiosis (IS) and bioeconomy (BE) both focus on ways to reduce dependence on non-renewable resources. However, these two frames of reference have rarely been considered as part of a joint strategy to achieve sustainability. Here, we describe how they inter-operate, in well documented IS case studies, to identify current synergy patterns of organic by-products, their limits, and promising pathways towards integrated initiatives that pursue the respective goals of each framework. We first evaluated the nature of synergies in current practices, and how they contribute to sustainability. Second, we focused on the role of agriculture in these symbioses, due to its fundamental role in circular bioeconomy. We used three main dimensions to analyze our case studies: IS emergence, governance of synergies, and actor serendipity. We identified three main patterns of organic matter use within IS, which we termed metabolic resources, metabolic biorefinery, and global biorefinery. Our observations suggest that synergies with agriculture are undervalued, by both internal and external practitioners. We conclude that while the combination of BE and IS can bolster sustainability, it requires a dedicated implementation strategy that has yet to be conceived.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : bioéconomie, durabilité, développement durable, recyclage des matières organiques, utilisation des déchets, matière organique, typologie

Mots-clés complémentaires : symbiose industrielle, bioraffinerie

Mots-clés libres : Industrial symbiosis, Bioeconomy, Biorefinery, Agriculture, Typology

Classification Agris : E21 - Agro-industrie
P05 - Ressources énergétiques et leur gestion

Champ stratégique Cirad : CTS 2 (2019-) - Transitions agroécologiques

Auteurs et affiliations

• Bijon Nicolas, CIRAD-PERSYST-UPR Recyclage et risque (FRA) - auteur correspondant
• Wassenaar Tom, CIRAD-PERSYST-UPR Recyclage et risque (FRA) ORCID: 0000-0002-0098-5503
• Junqua Guillaume, Ecole des mines d'Alès (FRA)
• Dechesne Magali, Veolia recherche et innovation (FRA)

Source : Cirad-Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/600145/)

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