A review of environmental life cycle assessments of liquid transportation biofuels in the Pan American Region
Life-cycle assessment (LCA) has been applied to many biofuel and bioenergy systems to determine potential environmental impacts, but the conclusions have varied. Different methodologies and processes for conducting LCA of biofuels make the results difficult to compare, in-turn making it difficult to make the best possible and informed decision. Of particular importance are the wide variability in country-specific conditions, modeling assumptions, data quality, chosen impact categories and indicators, scale of production, system boundaries, and co-product allocation. This study has a double purpose: conducting a critical evaluation comparing environmental LCA of biofuels from several conversion pathways and in several countries in the Pan American region using both qualitative and quantitative analyses, and making recommendations for harmonization with respect to biofuel LCA study features, such as study assumptions, inventory data, impact indicators, and reporting practices. The environmental management implications are discussed within the context of different national and international regulatory environments using a case study. The results from this study highlight LCA methodology choices that cause high variability in results and limit comparability among different studies, even among the same biofuel pathway, and recommendations are provided for improvement.
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oai:localhost:20.500.12123-36212019-02-01T18:38:41Z A review of environmental life cycle assessments of liquid transportation biofuels in the Pan American Region Shonnard, David R. Klemetsrud, Bethany Sacramento Rivero, Julio Navarro Pineda, Freddy Hilbert, Jorge Antonio Handler, Robert M. Suppen, Nydia Donovan, Richard P. Biocarburante Bioenergía Ciclo Vital Sostenibilidad Combustibles Líquidos Biofuels Bioenergy Life Cycle Sustainability Liquid Fuels Biocombustibles Región Panamericana Life-cycle assessment (LCA) has been applied to many biofuel and bioenergy systems to determine potential environmental impacts, but the conclusions have varied. Different methodologies and processes for conducting LCA of biofuels make the results difficult to compare, in-turn making it difficult to make the best possible and informed decision. Of particular importance are the wide variability in country-specific conditions, modeling assumptions, data quality, chosen impact categories and indicators, scale of production, system boundaries, and co-product allocation. This study has a double purpose: conducting a critical evaluation comparing environmental LCA of biofuels from several conversion pathways and in several countries in the Pan American region using both qualitative and quantitative analyses, and making recommendations for harmonization with respect to biofuel LCA study features, such as study assumptions, inventory data, impact indicators, and reporting practices. The environmental management implications are discussed within the context of different national and international regulatory environments using a case study. The results from this study highlight LCA methodology choices that cause high variability in results and limit comparability among different studies, even among the same biofuel pathway, and recommendations are provided for improvement. Instituto de Ingeniería Rural Fil: Shonnard, David R. Michigan Technological University. Department of Chemical Engineering; Estados Unidos. Michigan Technological University. Sustainable Futures Institute; Estados Unidos Fil: Klemetsrud, Bethany. Michigan Technological University. Department of Chemical Engineering; Estados Unidos Fil: Sacramento Rivero, Julio. Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán. Faculty of Chemical Engineering; México Fil: Navarro Pineda, Freddy. Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán. Faculty of Chemical Engineering; México Fil: Hilbert, Jorge Antonio. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Ingeniería Rural; Argentina Fil: Handler, Robert. Michigan Technological University. Sustainable Futures Institute; Estados Unidos Fil: Suppen, Nydia. CADIS - Center for LCA and Sustainable Design; México Fil: Donovan, Richard P. University of California; Estados Unidos 2018-10-18T11:46:53Z 2018-10-18T11:46:53Z 2015-12 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00267-015-0543-8 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/3621 0364-152X 1432-1009 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-015-0543-8 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Environmental Management 56 (6) : 1356–1376 (December 2015) |
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Biocarburante Bioenergía Ciclo Vital Sostenibilidad Combustibles Líquidos Biofuels Bioenergy Life Cycle Sustainability Liquid Fuels Biocombustibles Región Panamericana Biocarburante Bioenergía Ciclo Vital Sostenibilidad Combustibles Líquidos Biofuels Bioenergy Life Cycle Sustainability Liquid Fuels Biocombustibles Región Panamericana |
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Life-cycle assessment (LCA) has been applied to many biofuel and bioenergy systems to determine potential environmental impacts, but the conclusions have varied. Different methodologies and processes for conducting LCA of biofuels make the results difficult to compare, in-turn making it difficult to make the best possible and informed decision. Of particular importance are the wide variability in country-specific conditions, modeling assumptions, data quality, chosen impact categories and indicators, scale of production, system boundaries, and co-product allocation. This study has a double purpose: conducting a critical evaluation comparing environmental LCA of biofuels from several conversion pathways and in several countries in the Pan American region using both qualitative and quantitative analyses, and making recommendations for harmonization with respect to biofuel LCA study features, such as study assumptions, inventory data, impact indicators, and reporting practices. The environmental management implications are discussed within the context of different national and international regulatory environments using a case study. The results from this study highlight LCA methodology choices that cause high variability in results and limit comparability among different studies, even among the same biofuel pathway, and recommendations are provided for improvement. |
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A review of environmental life cycle assessments of liquid transportation biofuels in the Pan American Region |
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