Bioeconomy

The United States has abundant biomass resources that can be put to any number of uses from bioenergy to biofuels to bioproducts. In our group, we consider best uses of biomass and the implications of prioritizing biomass towards different uses. We also consider the implications of using the land base for feedstock production.

Publications in this area include the following:

Environmental implications of the bio economy:

An assessment of the potential products and economic and environmental impacts resulting from a billion ton bioeconomy

Implications of using biochemicals with clear near-term market potential:

Life-cycle environmental results of biochemicals and their conventional counterparts to complement previous work and identify promising biochemicals

Implications of using agricultural waste on life-cycle GHG emissions of biofuels:

Animal waste use and implications to agricultural greenhouse gas emissions in the United States

Implications of data gaps associated with key survey and remote sensing products:

Evaluation of survey and remote sensing data products used to estimate land use change in the United States: Evolving issues and emerging opportunities