Journal Article
Title: Life‐cycle impacts of soybean and algae biodiesel: Case study of US marine vessels
Publication Date:
Journal:
Biofuels Bioproducts and Biorefining
Volume:
9
Issue:
5
Pages:
567-580
Publisher:
Wiley
Fuels Group:
Fuel Blends Mentioned?
Yes
Feedstocks Group:
Pathways Group:
Vessel Segment:
Language:
English
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Citation
APA
Tsang, M.; Fox‐Lent, C.; Wallace, S.; Welp, T.; Bates, M.; Linkov, I. (2015). Life‐cycle impacts of soybean and algae biodiesel: Case study of US marine vessels. Biofuels Bioproducts and Biorefining, 9(5), 567-580.https://doi.org/10.1002/bbb.1569
BibTex
@article{Tsang-2015-4051,
author = {Tsang, M and Fox‐Lent, C and Wallace, S and Welp, T and Bates, M and Linkov, I},
title = {Life‐cycle impacts of soybean and algae biodiesel: Case study of US marine vessels},
journal = {Biofuels Bioproducts and Biorefining},
year = {2015},
month = {jun},
publisher = {Wiley},
volume = {9},
number = {5},
pages = {567--580},
doi = {10.1002/bbb.1569},
url = {https://scijournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/bbb.1569},
keywords = {Agriculture: Food and Oil Crops, Microalgae, Biodiesel (FAME), Unspecified Pathway, Lifecycle Assessment (LCA) and Air Emissions, Ocean-going Vessels},
}
author = {Tsang, M and Fox‐Lent, C and Wallace, S and Welp, T and Bates, M and Linkov, I},
title = {Life‐cycle impacts of soybean and algae biodiesel: Case study of US marine vessels},
journal = {Biofuels Bioproducts and Biorefining},
year = {2015},
month = {jun},
publisher = {Wiley},
volume = {9},
number = {5},
pages = {567--580},
doi = {10.1002/bbb.1569},
url = {https://scijournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/bbb.1569},
keywords = {Agriculture: Food and Oil Crops, Microalgae, Biodiesel (FAME), Unspecified Pathway, Lifecycle Assessment (LCA) and Air Emissions, Ocean-going Vessels},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Life‐cycle impacts of soybean and algae biodiesel: Case study of US marine vessels
AU - Tsang, M
AU - Fox‐Lent, C
AU - Wallace, S
AU - Welp, T
AU - Bates, M
AU - Linkov, I
T2 - Biofuels Bioproducts and Biorefining
AB - The push to find alternatives to fossil fuels has driven research and consumption of biofuels. Recent actions in the United States have placed an emphasis on the use of renewable fuels for improved sustainability of government operations. In 2013, the United States Army Corps of Engineers ( USACE ) measured atmospheric emissions from two navigation vessels consuming three different fuel types and found that biofuels have the potential to lower atmospheric emissions. These fuels have widely different production processes, however, and a full life‐cycle assessment is necessary to provide a complete picture of these biofuels. The goal of this study was to identify whether transitioning navigation vessels to operate on biodiesel would have the potential to lower human health and environmental impacts. This study focuses on the complete life cycle of these fuels in USACE marine vessels by employing a well‐to‐wheels life‐cycle assessment comparing the impacts of a 100% soy‐based biodiesel and an algal‐based biodiesel blend to a conventional diesel. Overall, soybean‐based biodiesel had lower impacts compared to algal‐based biodiesel. Impacts from conventional diesel were generally lower than algal‐based biodiesel, but impacts between conventional diesel and soybean‐based biodiesel were mixed. While greenhouse gas emissions during the use phase were reduced for the biofuels (after considering only the non‐biogenic fraction of carbon emission), a complete look at the life‐cycle resulted in cases where emissions could be greater than conventional diesel. Biodiesel impacts depended greatly on modeling assumptions made in the life‐cycle system boundaries and inventory such as allocation method and assumptions about feedstock growth and harvesting. Published 2015. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA.
DA - 2015/06//
PY - 2015
PB - Wiley
VL - 9
IS - 5
SP - 567
EP - 580
UR - https://scijournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/bbb.1569
DO - 10.1002/bbb.1569
LA - English
KW - Agriculture: Food and Oil Crops
KW - Microalgae
KW - Biodiesel (FAME)
KW - Unspecified Pathway
KW - Lifecycle Assessment (LCA) and Air Emissions
KW - Ocean-going Vessels
ER -
TI - Life‐cycle impacts of soybean and algae biodiesel: Case study of US marine vessels
AU - Tsang, M
AU - Fox‐Lent, C
AU - Wallace, S
AU - Welp, T
AU - Bates, M
AU - Linkov, I
T2 - Biofuels Bioproducts and Biorefining
AB - The push to find alternatives to fossil fuels has driven research and consumption of biofuels. Recent actions in the United States have placed an emphasis on the use of renewable fuels for improved sustainability of government operations. In 2013, the United States Army Corps of Engineers ( USACE ) measured atmospheric emissions from two navigation vessels consuming three different fuel types and found that biofuels have the potential to lower atmospheric emissions. These fuels have widely different production processes, however, and a full life‐cycle assessment is necessary to provide a complete picture of these biofuels. The goal of this study was to identify whether transitioning navigation vessels to operate on biodiesel would have the potential to lower human health and environmental impacts. This study focuses on the complete life cycle of these fuels in USACE marine vessels by employing a well‐to‐wheels life‐cycle assessment comparing the impacts of a 100% soy‐based biodiesel and an algal‐based biodiesel blend to a conventional diesel. Overall, soybean‐based biodiesel had lower impacts compared to algal‐based biodiesel. Impacts from conventional diesel were generally lower than algal‐based biodiesel, but impacts between conventional diesel and soybean‐based biodiesel were mixed. While greenhouse gas emissions during the use phase were reduced for the biofuels (after considering only the non‐biogenic fraction of carbon emission), a complete look at the life‐cycle resulted in cases where emissions could be greater than conventional diesel. Biodiesel impacts depended greatly on modeling assumptions made in the life‐cycle system boundaries and inventory such as allocation method and assumptions about feedstock growth and harvesting. Published 2015. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA.
DA - 2015/06//
PY - 2015
PB - Wiley
VL - 9
IS - 5
SP - 567
EP - 580
UR - https://scijournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/bbb.1569
DO - 10.1002/bbb.1569
LA - English
KW - Agriculture: Food and Oil Crops
KW - Microalgae
KW - Biodiesel (FAME)
KW - Unspecified Pathway
KW - Lifecycle Assessment (LCA) and Air Emissions
KW - Ocean-going Vessels
ER -