Feedstock Choices for Advancing the Bioeconomy in the US and Policy Implications

Madhu Khanna () and Xinxin Fan ()
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Madhu Khanna: University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics
Xinxin Fan: University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Environment

Chapter Chapter 14 in Handbook of Circular Bioeconomy, 2026, pp 265-285 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Biomass feedstocks will be critical for scaling up the bioeconomy in the United States to meet multiple demands for biofuels, sustainable aviation fuel, bioproducts, and biochemicals. There is a wide range of choices of feedstocks, including a variety of dedicated energy crops and crop residues. There are substantial differences in the yields, costs of production, and carbon intensity of these feedstocks and for each feedstock across locations. These feedstocks also differ in the trade-offs they offer among multiple environmental impacts. We discuss the economic factors that will influence the production of these feedstocks and the implications of alternative biofuel and low-carbon policies for the mix of feedstocks that will be incentivized.

Keywords: Bioeconomy; Energy crops; Crop residues; Environmental impacts; Policy incentives (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-07112-5_14

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