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Title: CIRCULAR BIOECONOMY IN WESTERN ROMANIA - A REVIEW

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2025

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CIRCULAR BIOECONOMY IN WESTERN ROMANIA - A REVIEW

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Authors

Teodora Toader; Igori Balta; Monica Dragomirescu; Gabriel Moldovan; Teodor Vintila

DOI

10.5593/sgem2025/4.1/s17.26

DOI Issue

10.5593/sgem2025/4.1

ISSN

1314-2704

ISBN

978-619-7603-83-5

Language

English

Volume

Issue

4.1

Editor

• Prof. Dr. hab. oec. Baiba Rivza, LATVIA• Prof. DSc. Ildiko Tulbure, GERMANY• Prof. DSc. Oleksandr Trofymchuk, UKRAINE

Scientific Area

Recycling, Waste Management, and Circular Economy

Abstract/ Foreword

The purpose of the study is the evaluation of the bioeconomic potential of Western Romania in terms of determining the main agricultural and forestry products and the amount of available organic waste and by-products that can be integrated into the circular bioeconomy. The NUTS 2 administrative region West Romania consists of four counties: Timi?, Arad, Cara?-Severin and Hunedoara, which in total have more than 1.8 million hectares (ha) of agricultural land and large forested areas- a significant but not well exploited biomass potential. The study focuses on the four counties and the data was obtained through national statistics and published research. The regional analysis of crop residues, animal waste products, and forestry by-products, we identify biomass resources that are not yet exploited and which could be used as renewable raw materials in the production of energy. The methodology is based on the combination of the statistical assessment and the comparative analysis to approximate the resources availability and conversion potential. Data generated in this work brings novelty for the scientific community by describing the viable routes towards improving local value chains and decreasing environmental burden with the help of circular bioeconomic approaches. The originality of this work lies in its regional focus and cross-sectorial integration of biomass sources. We consider that the synthetic assessment will raise awareness about West Romania region as an important actor in the European emerging circular bioeconomy.

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CIRCULAR BIOECONOMY IN WESTERN ROMANIA - A REVIEW

Proceedings Тitle

Proceedings of 25th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2025, Volume 25, Issue 4.1

Note

25th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2025, Volume 25, Issue 4.1, 29 June - 6 July, 2025

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Proceedings Paper

Publisher

STEF92 Technology

Series

International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference Surveying Geology and Mining Ecology Management, SGEM

Organization

SWS Scholarly Society; Acad Sci Czech Republ; Latvian Acad Sci; Polish Acad Sci; Russian Acad Sci; Serbian Acad Sci and Arts; Natl Acad Sci Ukraine; Natl Acad Sci Armenia; Sci Council Japan; European Acad Sci, Arts and Letters; Acad Fine Arts Zagreb Croatia; Croatian Acad Sci and Arts; Acad Sci Moldova; Montenegrin Acad Sci and Arts; Georgian Acad Sci; Acad Fine Arts and Design Bratislava; Russian Acad Arts; Turkish Acad Sci.

Pages

199-206

Date

29 June - 6 July, 2025

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website

Digital Source Type

10422

Keywords

Circular Bioeconomy; Biomass Valorisation; Agricultural Waste Utilization; Organic Residues; Romania Circular Economy.