The Application of Biotechnology to Industrial Sustainability

Griffiths, Mike

dc.contributor.author	Griffiths, Mike
dc.contributor.editor	Dr. Anders Gram (Novozymes A/S, Denmark); Dr. Wiltrud Treffenfeldt (Dow, Germany); Dr. Ulf Lange (BMBF, Germany); Dr. Terry McIntyre (Environment Canada, Canada); Mr. Oliver Wolf (European Commission/JRC/IPTS, Spain). OECD support was provided by Dr. Salomon Wald (Head of Biotechnology Unit) and Dr. Yoshiyasu Yabusaki of the OECD Directorate for Science
dc.date.accessioned	2019-02-25T08:35:24Z
dc.date.accessioned	2023-07-21T14:37:48Z
dc.date.available	2019-02-25T08:35:24Z
dc.date.available	2023-07-21T14:37:48Z
dc.date.issued	2001
dc.identifier.isbn	92-64-19546-7
dc.identifier.uri	http://10.215.13.25/handle/123456789/47267
dc.description	The present study seeks to answer these questions on the basis of the experience of a number of companies that analysed the potential of biotechnology and decided to adopt or reject a biotechnology process. It is based on a collection of 21 case studies, which are presented in a broadly similar format so that readers can easily compare one application with another. All the available cases have been taken into account, though not all reflect successful application of a new technology. Two major types of biotechnology applications are covered, the use of renewable resources (“biomass”) and the use of biosystems (biocatalysts, enzymes) in industrial processes. A very wide range of industrial sectors is represented: pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals, bulk chemicals, food and feed, textiles, pulp and paper, minerals and energy. The range of countries is also wide: Austria, Canada, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the United States and South Africa.
dc.language	en_US
dc.language	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	OECD	en_US
dc.subject	Industrial Sustainability	en_US
dc.title	The Application of Biotechnology to Industrial Sustainability	en_US
dc.type	Book	en_US