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a

Unlike traditional supply chains, biomass supply chain faces a number

of challenges in the technical, financial and societal fronts. These are

typically seen as limitations to realising a bioeconomy. Focus

specifically on the "Food vs Fuel" challenge and elaborate its

importance in realising a bioeconomy.

As an appendix to the slide show, add a one slide narrative explaining

the answer. Use Calibri font with a size 11 and single line spacing.

b Corn to ethanol and sugarcane juice to ethanol are the most common

global ethanol production routes currently. Why are these processes

commercially successful despite the societal challenge mentioned in

(a)? As an appendix to the slide show, add a one slide narrative

explaining the answer. Use Calibri font with a size 11 and single line

spacing.

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