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| Title: | Energy and greenhouse gas balances of biofuels: biases induced by LCA modelling choices |
| Authors: | Gnansounou, E
Dauriat, A
Panichelli, L
Villegas, J |
| Keywords: | Bioethanol
Biofuels
Life-cycle analysis (LCA)
Energy balance
Greenhouse gas balance |
| Issue Date: | Nov-2008 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| Abstract: | Estimating greenhouse gas (GHG) balances of biofuels is subject to significant biases stemming from modelling choices
about system definition and boundaries, functional unit, reference systems and allocation methods. This paper investigates
extent to which these choices influence the results. After performing a comparison and constructive criticism of various
modelling choices, life cycle assessment (LCA) of wheat-to-bioethanol was used as an illustrative case where bioethanol was
blended with gasoline at various percentages (E5, E10 and E85). A large difference was observed in reduction of GHG
emissions with a high sensitivity to method used to allocate impacts between co-products, type of reference systems, choice of
functional unit and type of blend. The study recommends for basing estimation of energy and GHG balances of biofuels on
principles of transparency, consistency and accuracy. |
| Page(s): | 885-897 |
| ISSN: | 0022-4456 |
| Source: | JSIR Vol.67(11) [November 2008]
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