35 Life Cycle Analysis of Bio-Based Fuels, Energy, and Chemicals

Sunday, November 13, 2016: 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Union Square 19 & 20 (Hilton San Francisco Union Square)
Description:
This session invites abstracts dealing with "cradle-to-grave" environmental life cycle assessments of bio-based fuels, energy and chemicals derived from biological feedstocks. Greenhouse gas emissions are of particular interest but other impacts such as water use / quality, biodiversity, ecosystem and soil health are relevant. Effects on LCA results of study assumptions and methods such as system boundary, data source, and allocation are welcomed.

Sponsor:
Sustainable Biorefineries
Co-Sponsor(s):
BioFuels (T4F), Fossil Fuels & CCS (T4G)

Chair:
Fengqi You
Email: fengqi.you@cornell.edu

Co-Chair:
David R. Shonnard
Email: drshonna@mtu.edu


3:30 PM
(35a) Techno-Economic and Life Cycle Analysis of Chemical Production from Biomass Feedstocks
Abhay Athaley, Marianthi Ierapetritou, Praneeth Annam and Basudeb Saha

3:55 PM
(35b) Carbon Footprint Analysis of Biomethane from Anaerobic Digestion of a Food Waste / Manure Mixture in Colorado
Sharath Ankathi, David R. Shonnard and Jim Potter

4:20 PM
(35c) Multistage Torrefaction of Biomass and in Situ Catalytic Upgrading to Hydrocarbon Biofuels and Specialty Biochemicals
George G. Zaimes, Andrew Beck, Daniel E. Resasco, Steven Crossley, Lance Lobban and Vikas Khanna

4:45 PM
(35d) Optimizing Land Use Change and Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Biofuels
Daniel Garcia and Fengqi You

5:10 PM
(35e) Developing a Systemic Methodological Framework for the Sustainability Assessment of Biobased Fuels and Chemicals
Paraskevi Karka, Stavros Papadokonstantakis and Antonis C. Kokossis

5:35 PM
(35f) Assessing Sustainability By Life Cycle Assessment Versus Techno-Ecological Synergy: A Case Study for Biofuel Production
Xinyu Liu and Bhavik R. Bakshi
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