Life cycle assessment of Jatropha curcas biodiesel production: a case study in Mexico

Fuentes, Alfredo; García, Carlos A.; Hennecke, Anna; Masera, Omar

doi:10.1007/s10098-018-1558-7

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“…Studies revealed that biodiesel produced from J. curcas reduces both greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by ~8-88% and the nonrenewable energy demand compared to fossil-based diesel [129]. However, a life-cycle assessment of Jatropha in Mexico showed that the use of Jatropha biodiesel from plantations on uncultivated lands (with high carbon) can increase the GHG emissions by three to six times compared to the burning of fossil fuels [130]. To balance the GHG emissions from Jatropha cultivation, its seed yield must be increased from a current yield of <1700 kg ha −1 to >4800 kg ha −1 [130].…”

Section: Environmental Impacts and Economic Aspects Of Jatropha Cultivationmentioning

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Growing Jatropha (Jatropha curcas L.) as a Potential Second-Generation Biodiesel Feedstock

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Dwindling supplies of fossil fuels and their deleterious impacts on human health and the global environment have intensified the search for substitute energy sources. Biodiesel has been identified as a promising renewable energy substitute for diesel fuel due to several comparable and sustainable properties. However, approximately 95% of biodiesel is derived from edible oil crops, threatening the current food supplies. Therefore, the biodiesel production potential from inexpensive, non-edible, and non-conventional bioenergy crops, such as Jatropha (Jatropha curcas L.), has attracted the attention of many researchers, policymakers, and industries globally. Jatropha is considered to be the second-generation biofuel feedstocks for biodiesel production. However, sustainable biodiesel generation from J. curcas oil has not yet been attained, owing to different socio-economic, ecological, and technical factors. This study aimed to synthesize the information from the existing literature on the present status and to identify the knowledge gaps for future research on Jatropha by providing comprehensive information regarding its origin and distribution, morphology, phenology, and reproduction, genetic diversity, its productivity, oil content, and fatty acid composition, the methodology used for extracting biodiesel, and agronomic, economic, and environmental aspects of biodiesel production. The germplasm screening of J. curcas and the exploration of its adaptability and agronomic potential across diverse climates are highly desired to promote this crop as an alternative biofuel crop, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions. Moreover, future research should focus on developing, optimizing, and modernizing the technologies involving seed collection, the processing of seeds, oil extraction, and the production of biodiesel.

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Section: Environmental Impacts and Economic Aspects Of Jatropha Cultivationmentioning

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Growing Jatropha (Jatropha curcas L.) as a Potential Second-Generation Biodiesel Feedstock

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“…The majority of studies that have addressed sustainability have focused on environmental issues, reporting data with respect to greenhouse gas emissions, energy balance, and production of a biodiesel energy unit. The variables have generally been evaluated utilizing Life-Cycle Assessment methodologies [7][8][9]14,15,[47][48][49][50][51].…”

Section: State Of the Art Of Sustainability Of Jatropha Curcas For Obtaining Biodieselmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Six different indicators were established in order to evaluate the sustainability of each of the three scenarios on the basis of the environmental, economic, and social factors that have been most frequently reported in the literature [7,9,14,15,47,48], and in accordance with the information available vis-à-vis the production system. These indicators cover all three dimensions of sustainability and are evaluated for the entire life cycle of the production system for each of the scenarios included in this study.…”

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Sustainability Evaluation of Non-Toxic Jatropha curcas in Rural Marginal Soil for Obtaining Biodiesel Using Life-Cycle Assessment

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Islas-Samperio

2021

Energies

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Using information from an experimental planting of non-toxic Jatropha curcas (NTJC) with minimal water and fertilization resources on rural marginal soil the objective of this article is to determine the sustainability of this raw material for producing biodiesel and the possibilities for improving it through life-cycle assessment (LCA). Three production scenarios were studied: minimal resources (MR), which focuses on the obtaining of biodiesel; minimal resources and utilization of sub-products (MRUS), which includes the utilization of the residual products in order to produce food and solid biofuels, as well as biodiesel; and utilization of biofertilizers, flood irrigation, and sub-products (UBIS), which incorporates the use of bio-fertilizers and irrigation in the production system. This study includes the selection of six sustainability indicators, as well as indicators by means of LCA methodology Finally, a sustainability index (SI) for each scenario was determined on the basis of an index of environmental sustainability of energy products (IESEP). Our results indicated that the MR scenario yielded the lowest SI 0.673, while the MRUS scenario had the highest SI 0.956. It concludes that sustainability is greater when it utilizes minimal water and fertilization resources during the raw material production stage, and the residual products are used for food and energy products made possible by the non-toxic properties of Jatropha curcas.

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“…Nevertheles, they did not use Jatropha curcas as a raw material in the research because they did not see the certainty in the policy ensuring availability as a raw material, instead she focused on using seeds of C. inophyllum. From the view of a life cycle assesment, the development of biodiesel production based on J. curcas is not competitive because the identified inefficiency in the transportation, low productivity in the cultivation and the green house gas (GHG) emission from the use of fertilizer (Fuentes, García, Hennecke, & Masera, 2018). There is a need for in-depth analysis carried out in Indonesia before developing projects related to J. curcas based biodiesel production.…”

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A Scientometric Study on Biodiesel Development in Indonesia

Silalahi¹,

Santoso

Hidayat

2019

STIPM Journal

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<p>This paper describes the results of scientometric studies in the energy sector, especially in the field of biofuel and or biodiesel in Indonesia using a mixed method. Quantitative research using bibliometric basics and content analysis with text mining is triangulated with the results from in-depth interview with several prominent researchers in this field. Content analysis is done with topic modeling method using abstract of papers indexed in Scopus. This article reports on the results of research scientometric study in the energy sector especially in the field of biofuel and or biodiesel in Indonesia, which is expected to provide input and recommendations in the national priority program energy research policies and strategies. The impact is the making of national research policies based on evidence.</p>

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Life cycle assessment of Jatropha curcas biodiesel production: a case study in Mexico

Cited by 25 publications

References 37 publications

Growing Jatropha (Jatropha curcas L.) as a Potential Second-Generation Biodiesel Feedstock

Growing Jatropha (Jatropha curcas L.) as a Potential Second-Generation Biodiesel Feedstock

Sustainability Evaluation of Non-Toxic Jatropha curcas in Rural Marginal Soil for Obtaining Biodiesel Using Life-Cycle Assessment

A Scientometric Study on Biodiesel Development in Indonesia

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