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. 2020 Dec 20;17(24):9549.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph17249549.

Analysis of the Circular Economic Production Models and Their Approach in Agriculture and Agricultural Waste Biomass Management

Mónica Duque-Acevedo  1 , Luis Jesús Belmonte-Ureña  2 , Natalia Yakovleva  3 , Francisco Camacho-Ferre  1
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Analysis of the Circular Economic Production Models and Their Approach in Agriculture and Agricultural Waste Biomass Management

Mónica Duque-Acevedo et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

As of now, circular economic production models of the circular economy (CEPMs), which include circular economy, bioeconomy, and circular bioeconomy, are among the main tools characterizing development policies in different countries. During the last five years, policies and strategies regarding CEPMs have promoted and contributed to the development of research on this topic. The evolution and most relevant aspects of the three CEPMs previously mentioned have been analyzed from a sample of 2190 scientific publications obtained from the Scopus database. Bibliometric analysis has been used to evaluate the approach of these models in agriculture and to introduce the ways in which they address the management of agricultural waste biomass (AWB). Results show that the circular economy is the most studied and prioritized model in China and most European countries, with the UK leading the way. Germany leads in topics related to the bioeconomy. The management policies and strategies of the circular bioeconomy are key to promoting research focused on AWB valorization since bioenergy and/or biofuel production continue to be a priority.

Keywords: agricultural waste biomass; agriculture; bioeconomy; circular bioeconomy; circular economic production model; circular economy.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Main stages of methodology used.
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Evolution of scientific production by CEPM.
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Countries with most published articles by CEPM.
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Keyword net based on the co-occurrence for CE.
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Keyword net based on the co-occurrence for BE and CB.
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Most relevant terms from the net based on the titles of the documents.
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Publications about agriculture by CEPM from 2008 through July 2020.
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Keyword net for articles related to agriculture, 2008 through July 2020.
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Most relevant terms from the network based on document titles and abstracts.
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Keyword net from AWB research.
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Main products obtained from AWB (percentage of items).
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