Agricultural Co-Product Management: An LCA Perspective on the Use of Safflower Oilcake from Bio-Oil Production in Umbria Region, Italy
This work evaluates the impact of cultivating Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) in marginal lands of the Umbrian territory (Italy) to produce oil. The analysis considers the entire production process, aiming to understand which are the most impacting factors. In particular, the work assesses the e...
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| author | Pelaracci Simone Rocchi Lucia Romagnoli Francesco Boggia Antonio Paolotti Luisa |
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| description | This work evaluates the impact of cultivating Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) in marginal lands of the Umbrian territory (Italy) to produce oil. The analysis considers the entire production process, aiming to understand which are the most impacting factors. In particular, the work assesses the environmental savings deriving from the reuse of the main by-product of the oil extraction process, i.e. the cake, for animal feed purposes. The evaluation was carried out by means of a cradle-to-gate LCA. The results show that the greatest impacts are due to the crop fertilization. However, such an impact is almost completely compensated by the use of the cake in feed production. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a32ebf3d9a9a4423942eb094bc8ddab62023-01-19T12:47:03ZengSciendoEnvironmental and Climate Technologies2255-88372022-01-01261253510.2478/rtuect-2022-0003Agricultural Co-Product Management: An LCA Perspective on the Use of Safflower Oilcake from Bio-Oil Production in Umbria Region, ItalyPelaracci Simone0Rocchi Lucia1Romagnoli Francesco2Boggia Antonio3Paolotti Luisa4Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, Borgo XX Giugno 74, 06121Perugia, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, Borgo XX Giugno 74, 06121Perugia, ItalyInstitute of Energy Systems and Environment, Riga Technical University, Azenes iela 12/1, Riga, LV-1048, LatviaDepartment of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, Borgo XX Giugno 74, 06121Perugia, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, Borgo XX Giugno 74, 06121Perugia, ItalyThis work evaluates the impact of cultivating Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) in marginal lands of the Umbrian territory (Italy) to produce oil. The analysis considers the entire production process, aiming to understand which are the most impacting factors. In particular, the work assesses the environmental savings deriving from the reuse of the main by-product of the oil extraction process, i.e. the cake, for animal feed purposes. The evaluation was carried out by means of a cradle-to-gate LCA. The results show that the greatest impacts are due to the crop fertilization. However, such an impact is almost completely compensated by the use of the cake in feed production.https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2022-0003cascade cycleenvironment assessmentlife cycle assessmentsafflower oil |
| spellingShingle | Pelaracci Simone Rocchi Lucia Romagnoli Francesco Boggia Antonio Paolotti Luisa Agricultural Co-Product Management: An LCA Perspective on the Use of Safflower Oilcake from Bio-Oil Production in Umbria Region, Italy Environmental and Climate Technologies cascade cycle environment assessment life cycle assessment safflower oil |
| title | Agricultural Co-Product Management: An LCA Perspective on the Use of Safflower Oilcake from Bio-Oil Production in Umbria Region, Italy |
| title_full | Agricultural Co-Product Management: An LCA Perspective on the Use of Safflower Oilcake from Bio-Oil Production in Umbria Region, Italy |
| title_fullStr | Agricultural Co-Product Management: An LCA Perspective on the Use of Safflower Oilcake from Bio-Oil Production in Umbria Region, Italy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Agricultural Co-Product Management: An LCA Perspective on the Use of Safflower Oilcake from Bio-Oil Production in Umbria Region, Italy |
| title_short | Agricultural Co-Product Management: An LCA Perspective on the Use of Safflower Oilcake from Bio-Oil Production in Umbria Region, Italy |
| title_sort | agricultural co product management an lca perspective on the use of safflower oilcake from bio oil production in umbria region italy |
| topic | cascade cycle environment assessment life cycle assessment safflower oil |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2022-0003 |
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