Environmental and life cycle analysis of a biodiesel production line from sunflower in the Province of Siena (Italy)

Spinelli, Daniele; Jez, Sabina; Pogni, Rebecca; Basosi, Riccardo

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2013.04.009

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“…CP implementation in any production system should have as a result, wastes, emissions and, obviously, costs reductions (Gianneti & Almeida, 2006) and, this, corroborates the results found in this study. The analysis of the data obtained in this study shows that having effective indicators and able of providing the financial and environmental results is fundamental so the industries can be managed adequately (Paoli et al, 2013;Federici et al, 2008) and know how to calculate their environmental impacts (Taeko & Takayuki, 2005) and, also, future (Spinelli et al, 2013). In line with the existing literature it was possible to observe two distinctive scenarios (Franzese et al, 2013), as noticed in Table 2 and 3, which in a simple and objective way were applied.…”

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“…After this phase, it was possible to evaluate the environmental gain obtained through MIPS or MIF methods, using nine surveys to evaluate the environmental impact: at an electronic industry (Taeko & Takayuki, 2005); at a jewelry industry galvanizing sector (Giannetti, Bonilla, Silva, & Almeida, 2007) comparing sustainable transport options (Federici et al, 2008); on the biodiesel production (Cavalett & Ortega, 2009, Spinelli et al, 2013; on the less aggressive technology in the fuel cell (Monaco & Di Matteo, 2011); on the agriculture sector production (Franzese et al, 2013); on the incremental change of the productive system project (Paoli, Oliveira Neto, & Lucato, 2013) …”

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“…Complex systems may have their environmental impacts measured and compared as long as they have appropriate tools (Federici, Ulgiati, & Basosi, 2008). The use of MIPS, along with other environmental evaluation tools can bring significant results for stakeholders, either for immediate and local evaluation or to preview future impacts upon nature (Spinelli, Jez, Pogni, & Basosi, 2013). The use of appropriate tools for environmental evaluation allows the establishment of different scenarios for sustainable solutions within a productive chain (Franzese, Cavalett, Häyhä, & D'Angelo, 2013).…”

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ABSTRACT. Environmental impact reduction has been a growing concern of the automotive industry. One of the main challenges is to implement Cleaner Production as a tool to reduce environmental impacts and provide financial profits. The purpose of this article was to evaluate the environmental impact and economic gains by implementing Cleaner Production, using an unexplored approach, in a company of the automotive sector. The research approach used was a case study, carried out by observation and semistructured surveys. The production process chosen was updated, so technologies were changed to reduce biotic and abiotic disposal. For the analysis of environmental impacts, the 'Material Input Per Unit of Service' tool (MIPS) was used, in which data was used to calculate: annual net profit; return on investment (%) and return on investment for a period. The results showed that Cleaner Production implementation focusing on changing technology in the production process caused a 75% reduction in environmental impact, and a 62.7% decrease in production costs. Although of this study considers only one case to test the procedure applicability, it can be easily repeated in other more complex systems, by merely making the necessary adjustments due to the complexity of the processes involved.Keywords: environmental impacts reduction, economical profits, automotive industry.Implantação de produção mais limpa em uma indústria do setor automotivo: vantagens ambientais e econômicas RESUMO. A redução do impacto ambiental tem sido uma preocupação crescente das indústrias do setor automotivo e uma das dificuldades é implantar Produção Mais Limpa como uma ferramenta para reduzir os impactos ambientais e prover ganhos financeiros. O objetivo desse artigo foi de avaliar os impactos ambientais e ganhos econômicos com a implantação de produção mais limpa, com uma abordagem ainda não explorada, em uma empresa do setor automotivo. O método de pesquisa adotado foi estudo de caso, desenvolvido por meio de observação e entrevista semiestruturada. O processo de produção escolhido foi atualizado com a implantação de novas tecnologias, visando à redução dos descartes no meio biótico e abiótico. Para a análise do impacto ambiental foi utilizada a ferramenta 'Material Input Per Unit of Service' (MIPS), cujos dados foram usados para o cálculo do lucro líquido anual; do retorno sobre o investimento (%) e do período do retorno sobre o investimento. Os resultados indicaram que a implantação de produção mais limpa com foco na mudança de tecnologias no processo de produção gerou redução de 75% do impacto ambiental e ganhos econômicos de 63%. Apesar de o estudo considerar apenas uma aplicação para testar a aplicação do procedimento empregado, ele pode ser facilmente aplicado em sistemas de produção mais complexos, observando-se apenas os ajustes necessários.Palavras-chave: redução de impactos ambientais, ganhos econômicos, indústria automotiva.

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“…High ELR indicates the activities of the process add more pressure on the environment, which leads to the loss of ecosystem resilience in the future. ELR value for biofuels from sunflower and algae were 1.2 and 11.1, respectively (Spinelli et al, 2013;Cruz and Nascimento, 2012). ESI, the ratio of EYR and ELR, measures the contribution of a resource or process to the economy per unit of environmental loading.…”

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“…Researchers have been studied different aspects of the biodiesel productive chain using LCA (CHUA et al, 2010;HANSEN et al, 2014;MANIK et al, 2013;SANDER;MURTHY, 2010;SPINELLI et al, 2013;QUEIRÓS et al, 2015;DUFOUR;IRIBARREN, 2012).…”

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Environmental and life cycle analysis of a biodiesel production line from sunflower in the Province of Siena (Italy)

Cited by 50 publications

References 47 publications

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Emergy evaluation of biofuels production in Thailand from different feedstocks

Comparing the environmental impacts of ethyl biodiesel production from soybean oil and beef tallow through lca for brazilian conditions

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