Life cycle analysis of ethanol obtained from lignocellulosic biomass: A case study of a native perennial grass from Argentina

Autores
Jozami, Emiliano; Civit, Bárbara María; Feldman, Susana Raquel
Año de publicación
2024
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The increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHG) are the main cause of climate change. The scientific community agree that transition to renewable energies will play a key role as a mitigation strategy for this problem. In this work, an abundant biomass resource of central-eastern zone of Argentina is evaluated: rangelands of the Submeridional Lowlands dominated by Spartina argentinensis (espartillo). Bioethanol production from this species would not change the current land use; it has been assessed using a consequential Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) methodology. LCA was carried out with comparative objectives with the fuel to replace (gasoline). The functional unit was defined as “The production and use of 1 MJ of liquid fuel”. Two impact categories were considered: (i) Climate Change and (ii) Energy Use through global warming potential and energy return on investment (EROI), respectively. Gasoline´s GHG emissions were 96.9 g of CO2eq per MJ while the bioethanol obtained from espartillo was carbon negative in most scenarios. The EROI of gasoline had a value of 0.7 while bioethanol presented a range of 0.7 to 1.8. This LCA was realized with a consequential approach except for the by-products of fermentation at the biorefinery which were not considered to be used for any activity due to not having real data of such by-product; hence the obtained figures could be improved if these by-products were able to replace another product. The energy self-sufficiency of the plant and the avoided fires in rangelands are key factors to improve the environmental performance of bioethanol.
Fil: Jozami, Emiliano. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
Fil: Civit, Bárbara María. Universidad Tecnológica Nacional. Facultad Reg.mendoza. Centro de Estudio Para El Desarrollo Sustentable; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza; Argentina
Fil: Feldman, Susana Raquel. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
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BIOMASS
BIOENERGY
PERENNIAL GRASSES
BIOETHANOL
BIOREFINERY
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Life cycle analysis of ethanol obtained from lignocellulosic biomass: A case study of a native perennial grass from Argentina
title Life cycle analysis of ethanol obtained from lignocellulosic biomass: A case study of a native perennial grass from Argentina
spellingShingle Life cycle analysis of ethanol obtained from lignocellulosic biomass: A case study of a native perennial grass from Argentina
Jozami, Emiliano
BIOMASS
BIOENERGY
PERENNIAL GRASSES
BIOETHANOL
BIOREFINERY
title_short Life cycle analysis of ethanol obtained from lignocellulosic biomass: A case study of a native perennial grass from Argentina
title_full Life cycle analysis of ethanol obtained from lignocellulosic biomass: A case study of a native perennial grass from Argentina
title_fullStr Life cycle analysis of ethanol obtained from lignocellulosic biomass: A case study of a native perennial grass from Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Life cycle analysis of ethanol obtained from lignocellulosic biomass: A case study of a native perennial grass from Argentina
title_sort Life cycle analysis of ethanol obtained from lignocellulosic biomass: A case study of a native perennial grass from Argentina
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Jozami, Emiliano
Civit, Bárbara María
Feldman, Susana Raquel
author Jozami, Emiliano
author_facet Jozami, Emiliano
Civit, Bárbara María
Feldman, Susana Raquel
author_role author
author2 Civit, Bárbara María
Feldman, Susana Raquel
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv BIOMASS
BIOENERGY
PERENNIAL GRASSES
BIOETHANOL
BIOREFINERY
topic BIOMASS
BIOENERGY
PERENNIAL GRASSES
BIOETHANOL
BIOREFINERY
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.8
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHG) are the main cause of climate change. The scientific community agree that transition to renewable energies will play a key role as a mitigation strategy for this problem. In this work, an abundant biomass resource of central-eastern zone of Argentina is evaluated: rangelands of the Submeridional Lowlands dominated by Spartina argentinensis (espartillo). Bioethanol production from this species would not change the current land use; it has been assessed using a consequential Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) methodology. LCA was carried out with comparative objectives with the fuel to replace (gasoline). The functional unit was defined as “The production and use of 1 MJ of liquid fuel”. Two impact categories were considered: (i) Climate Change and (ii) Energy Use through global warming potential and energy return on investment (EROI), respectively. Gasoline´s GHG emissions were 96.9 g of CO2eq per MJ while the bioethanol obtained from espartillo was carbon negative in most scenarios. The EROI of gasoline had a value of 0.7 while bioethanol presented a range of 0.7 to 1.8. This LCA was realized with a consequential approach except for the by-products of fermentation at the biorefinery which were not considered to be used for any activity due to not having real data of such by-product; hence the obtained figures could be improved if these by-products were able to replace another product. The energy self-sufficiency of the plant and the avoided fires in rangelands are key factors to improve the environmental performance of bioethanol.
Fil: Jozami, Emiliano. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
Fil: Civit, Bárbara María. Universidad Tecnológica Nacional. Facultad Reg.mendoza. Centro de Estudio Para El Desarrollo Sustentable; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza; Argentina
Fil: Feldman, Susana Raquel. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
description The increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHG) are the main cause of climate change. The scientific community agree that transition to renewable energies will play a key role as a mitigation strategy for this problem. In this work, an abundant biomass resource of central-eastern zone of Argentina is evaluated: rangelands of the Submeridional Lowlands dominated by Spartina argentinensis (espartillo). Bioethanol production from this species would not change the current land use; it has been assessed using a consequential Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) methodology. LCA was carried out with comparative objectives with the fuel to replace (gasoline). The functional unit was defined as “The production and use of 1 MJ of liquid fuel”. Two impact categories were considered: (i) Climate Change and (ii) Energy Use through global warming potential and energy return on investment (EROI), respectively. Gasoline´s GHG emissions were 96.9 g of CO2eq per MJ while the bioethanol obtained from espartillo was carbon negative in most scenarios. The EROI of gasoline had a value of 0.7 while bioethanol presented a range of 0.7 to 1.8. This LCA was realized with a consequential approach except for the by-products of fermentation at the biorefinery which were not considered to be used for any activity due to not having real data of such by-product; hence the obtained figures could be improved if these by-products were able to replace another product. The energy self-sufficiency of the plant and the avoided fires in rangelands are key factors to improve the environmental performance of bioethanol.
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