Recirculation: A New Concept to Drive Innovation in Sustainable Product Design for Bio-Based Products
Recirculation: A New Concept to Drive Innovation in Sustainable Product Design for Bio-Based Products
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再循环：推动生物基产品可持续产品设计创新的新概念
作者：
James Sherwood;J. Clark;T. Farmer;Lorenzo Herrero;Laurianne Moity
生物基产品由可再生材料制成，为生产可持续化学品、材料和更复杂的物品提供了有前途的基础。然而，生物质不是一种无限的资源，也不是一种没有环境和社会影响的资源。因此，虽然重要的是利用生物质和发展以生物为基础的经济，取代不可持续的能源和化学生产的石油基础，但任何资源都必须有效地利用，以减少浪费。为了实现这一目标，已经制定了支持生物基产品市场的标准。然而，生物基产品的设计并没有得到同等程度的重视。这里报告的是迈向理解框架的第一步，该框架将产品设计与资源效率联系起来。鼓励研发科学家和工程师超越简单的功能，并将价值与材料在其主要用途和其他用途的潜力联系起来。
Bio-based products are made from renewable materials, offering a promising basis for the production of sustainable chemicals, materials, and more complex articles. However, biomass is not a limitless resource or one without environmental and social impacts. Therefore, while it is important to use biomass and grow a bio-based economy, displacing the unsustainable petroleum basis of energy and chemical production, any resource must be used effectively to reduce waste. Standards have been developed to support the bio-based product market in order to achieve this aim. However, the design of bio-based products has not received the same level of attention. Reported here are the first steps towards the development of a framework of understanding which connects product design to resource efficiency. Research and development scientists and engineers are encouraged to think beyond simple functionality and associate value to the potential of materials in their primary use and beyond.