Worldwide Utilization
Beyond the steady depletion of our fossil fuel reserves, there are several other environmental factors that make the utilization of biomass for a variety of products attractive. Many nations have come to this realization and the worldwide consumption of biomass for biofuels and biobased products has been on the rise. How quickly the technology has been adapted and accepted varies depending upon a multitude of social, economical, and political factors, but nearly every developed country in the world has now come to the realization that our petroleum-based society is facing a grave situation. This encyclopedia focuses on the woody biomass potential in the southeastern United States and the utilization nationwide, but this sub-section will discuss the utilization of the biomass resource elsewhere in the world.
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