Assessment of sustainability for the bioprocesses: Does it (really) follow life cycle thinking?

Abstract

In the wake of eco‐design methodology development, the time has come to propose a sustainable process design that integrates not only environmental evaluation but also economic and social issues. All strategic decisions should respect the principles of sustainability. The environmental, economic, and social assessment of engineering choices is thus necessary and the agro‐industry is not exempt. Design or re‐design of any product relies on the choice of processes, which naturally leads to the development of an integrated product‐process approach to agro‐industrial processes.