The driving force behind the exploitation of renewable energy sources is the necessity to shift from a fossil-fuel dependent economy to one based on renewable resources.
If succinate could be produced fermentatively at a price competitive with that of maleic anhydride, though, it could replace maleic anhydride as the precursor of many bulk chemicals, transforming a multi-billion dollar petrochemical market into one based on renewable resources.
The question, therefore, is whether classical plastics based on fossil resources are to be preferred or rather bio-based plastics, which are based on renewable resources.
In this challenging scenario, Distributed Renewable Energy (DRE), meaning locally-based and small-scale energy systems based on renewable resources (e.g. sunlight and wind), is perceived as a possible solution towards sustainable energy access for All.
The Smart Grid is expected to increase the efficiency of the current power grid, to cope with volatile power production based on renewable resources, to reduce the need for fossil-based energy resources, and to guarantee the stability of power supply.
This article is expected to advance research on sustainable, green and affordable bio-based processes as alternatives to traditional ones with the goal to develop a fully sustainable chemical industry based on renewable resources.
Moreover, SLs offer the advantages of biodegradability, low ecotoxicity, and the production based on renewable-resource substrates.
This can give the basic idea for the design of LC alignment layers based on renewable cardanol resource containing polymer films.
All of the raw materials can be produced based on renewable, potentially sustainable biomass resources.
