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Circular economy and life cycle thinking applied to the biomass supply chain: A review

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Longo, Sonia, Cellura, Maurizio, Luu, Le Quyen, Nguyen, Thanh Quang, Rincione, Roberta, Guarino, Francesco·2024·Renewable Energy

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The adoption of circular economy and life cycle thinking (LCT) tools plays an important role in implementing and evaluating sustainable development strategies of companies. However, until now there is no review paper on the application of these concepts in the biomass supply chain (BSC). This paper aims to review the application of circular economy and LCT in BSC. PRISMA method was used for the review. The analysis was conducted to examine case studies focusing on (1) approaches and practices of applying circularity economy concepts such as circular economy principles, strategies, indicators, business models, (2) application of LCT tools and sustainable concepts. Besides, benefits, limitations, and discussion of applying these concepts and tools were conducted. The review results show that four circular economy principles are applied (reuse, recycle, reduction and recovery), in forms of three strategies: use innovative technologies, improving operational activities and extending the BSC. Regarding LCT, most of the studies focus on environmental assessment, with some extension to economic and social impacts. Most of the exiting literature studied circular economy and LCT separately; therefore, it is recommended that comprehensive, life cycle-based tools should be developed for businesses and decision-makers to thoroughly assess and improve circularity and sustainability of bioenergy.

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Authors
Longo, S., Cellura, M., Luu, L. Q., Nguyen, T. Q., Rincione, R., & Guarino, F.
Affiliations
University of Palermo (IT)
Corresponding author
Longo, Sonia
Venue
Renewable Energy
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2024-01
Volume
220
Pages
119598
ISSN
0960-1481 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4388486291
Cited by
51
References
86
Citations by year
2026: 14 · 2025: 23 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 1
FWCI
10.96
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Renewable Energy (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Nova Science Publishers (Nova Science Publishers, Inc.) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Funders
Ministero dell'Istruzione dell'Universita e della Ricerca (20175TXJER)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Sustainable Supply Chain Management
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanics of Materials › Forest Biomass Utilization and Management
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › General Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development
Keywords
circular economy, life cycle thinking, biomass supply chain, bioenergy, circular economy principles, circular business models, circularity indicators, environmental assessment, sustainable development

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