Life Cycle Inventory for winter and spring rapeseed production in Northern Europe

Fridrihsone, Anda; Romagnoli, Francesco; Cābulis, Uģis

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.12.214

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“…The lead agronomist in the company reported that the typical soil type where rapeseed crop is grown is sandy loam or loam sod-calcareous soil. As reported by [1], the average organic matter content of the soil is 3.4%, pH is 7.4, and the soil has a normal humidity regime. The company does not lime nor irrigate their fields.…”

Section: Rapeseed Cultivation and Dryingmentioning

confidence: 59%

“…The inventory data for winter and spring rapeseed are summarized in Table 1. The data presented in Table 1 must be integrated with the in-depth LCI data already discussed and presented in a paper by [1]. The previously presented LCI data has to be harmonized with the processes and materials available in the ecoinvent v3.5 database.…”

Section: Rapeseed Cultivation and Dryingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The paper used a background of this study [1], in which the authors reported the application of sulfur and micronutrients on rapeseed cultivation. With reference to FU of this LCA study (1 tonne of produced rapeseed), these amounts are equal to 16.7 and 21.4 kg/t of applied sulfur for winter and spring rapeseed, respectively.…”

Section: Rapeseed Cultivation and Dryingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The EU continues to be a trendsetter for the bioeconomy worldwide. There have been several policies, strategies, action plans, and partnerships to support, foster, and push this bioeconomy vision [1,2]. One of the sectors that the bioeconomy covers is the conversion of produced, renewable biological resources into chemical products [3].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…• detailed life cycle inventory (LCI) of rapeseed production in northern Europe with Latvia as a case study [1]; • LCA of rapeseed and rapeseed oil production (this paper);…”

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confidence: 99%

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Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Rapeseed and Rapeseed Oil Produced in Northern Europe: A Latvian Case Study

2020

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There is a major international effort to improve the availability of data for life cycle assessment (LCA), as these assessments have become one of the main pillars driving European policy with respect to the sustainable use of resources. However, there is still a lack of data even for Europe. This study presents a cradle-to-farm gate assessment, or LCA, of winter and spring rapeseed produced in the northern European country of Latvia. The LCA model is based on an in-depth and up-to-date agricultural practice used in the region and covers the time span of 2008–2016. An LCA of rapeseed oil produced by cold pressing was carried out. The environmental impact assessment was calculated with the ReCiPe impact assessment method version 1.03, a hierarchical (H) perspective, along with the cumulative energy demand method v1.11. Cultivation of winter rapeseed has a lower environmental impact than cultivation of spring rapeseed due to higher agricultural inputs and higher yield. The greatest impact is on human health. Mineral fertilizers (production and application) and agricultural machinery are responsible for the greatest environmental impact. The results for the mill stage of rapeseed oil demonstrated that the choice of the allocation method has a significant impact on the environmental performance results.

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Section: Rapeseed Cultivation and Dryingmentioning

confidence: 59%

Section: Rapeseed Cultivation and Dryingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Rapeseed Cultivation and Dryingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…• detailed life cycle inventory (LCI) of rapeseed production in northern Europe with Latvia as a case study [1]; • LCA of rapeseed and rapeseed oil production (this paper);…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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