Biobased value chains for a growing bioeconomy

This special issue covers three important fields of the bioeconomy: sustainable biogas value chains, bio‐based products from lignocellulose, and the use of microalgae as a biomass resource and for the production of food and feed. In order to develop sustainable products and processes, an interdisciplinary systemic approach to the analysis of entire value chains is necessary. For this reason, the contributions cover aspects of the complete biobased value chain from biomass production, pretreatment, and conversion, through to the manufacture and marketing of biobased products, and in addition, include socio‐economic and ecological assessments.