Bioethanol; Wheat; Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); Renewable Energy Directive (RED); Greenhouse gas emissions (GHG)
Abstract :
[en] This paper undertakes an environmental evaluation of bioethanol production, using wheat cultivated in Belgium. Cultivation steps are modelled using Belgian specific data. Wheat transformation in ethanol relies on industrial data. GHG emissions of the whole life cycle are calculated and compared with the default values given by the European Renewable Energy Directive. Belgian wheat bioethanol achieves a 5% higher GHG reduction than the one mentioned in the European directive but impact repartition is different with a higher importance of cultivation step in our case. Belgian wheat bioethanol complies with the current sustainability criteria but is also able to conform to further ones. Sensitivity analyses are performed on the importance of N fertilizers and associated emissions known as main important parameters. These analyses reveal non negligible variations and then a range of available GHG reduction when using wheat bioethanol.
Disciplines :
Energy Chemical engineering
Author, co-author :
Belboom, Sandra ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de chimie appliquée > Génie chimique - Procédés et développement durable
Bodson, Bernard ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Sciences agronomiques > Phytotechnie des régions tempérées
Léonard, Angélique ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de chimie appliquée > Génie chimique - Procédés et développement durable
Language :
English
Title :
Does the production of Belgian bioethanol fit with European requirements on GHG emissions? Case of wheat
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