{"id":7,"date":"2015-10-06T13:40:49","date_gmt":"2015-10-06T13:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/ronaldsgonzalez\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2026-04-20T15:58:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T15:58:08","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/ronaldsgonzalez\/","title":{"rendered":"ConEcSus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1154 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/ronaldsgonzalez\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/01\/ConecsusEditedLogo.jpg\" alt=\"ConEcSus research group working on bioeconomy, sustainability, and value creation\" width=\"1562\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/ronaldsgonzalez\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/01\/ConecsusEditedLogo.jpg 1562w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/ronaldsgonzalez\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/01\/ConecsusEditedLogo-300x50.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/ronaldsgonzalez\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/01\/ConecsusEditedLogo-1024x170.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/ronaldsgonzalez\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/01\/ConecsusEditedLogo-768x128.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/ronaldsgonzalez\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/01\/ConecsusEditedLogo-1536x256.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1562px) 100vw, 1562px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #339966\"><strong>We are at the heart of value creation for the bioeconomy<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">The <strong>Con<\/strong>version <strong>Ec<\/strong>onomics &amp; <strong>Sus<\/strong>tainability research group is conformed by a multidisciplinary team ranging from fundamental scientists to business practitioners. Our research is at the heart of creating value for the Bioeconomy, evaluating alternative materials, sustainable manufacturing pathways, and bio-based products, and understanding how those fit in the new era of sustainability while meeting financial and performance expectations. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">The <strong><em>strength<\/em> <\/strong>of our group relies on our <em>complete systematic analysis<\/em> across the whole value chain, combining: feedstock supply and delivery cost, conversion process simulation and economics, life cycle analysis, financial analysis, and overall risk and mitigation analysis.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"border: none;border-collapse: collapse\" border=\"0; width:100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: none;background-color: #d14905\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">With more than <strong>USD 10 Million<\/strong> in funded research<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">and 12 projects under development\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"width: 1280px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-7-1\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" poster=\"https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/ronaldsgonzalez\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/01\/WeProfileTechnologies.png\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/ronaldsgonzalez\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/01\/ConEcSus_V4_2022_720p-1.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/ronaldsgonzalez\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/01\/ConEcSus_V4_2022_720p-1.mp4\">https:\/\/faculty.cnr.ncsu.edu\/ronaldsgonzalez\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/01\/ConEcSus_V4_2022_720p-1.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p data-start=\"1148\" data-end=\"1194\"><strong data-start=\"1148\" data-end=\"1157\">Note:<\/strong> This video contains no spoken audio.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1196\" data-end=\"1592\">This video introduces the ConEcSus research group at North Carolina State University and its focus on emerging technologies in the bio-based industry. It highlights the identification of business opportunities and outlines a systematic approach including supply chain analysis, process development, techno-economic and life cycle assessment, product benchmarking, and data-driven decision-making.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Interested in working with us?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Please contact Dr. Ronalds W. 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