Energy and Environmental Benefits of Rapeseed Oil Replacing Diesel
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In this paper the benefits of rapeseed oil (RO) replacing petroleum diesel in transportation are evaluated, demonstrating that RO use displaces greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and saves fossil energy. A systemic description of the RO chain in France has been implemented and GHG emissions and energy used throughout the life cycle have been calculated using alternative co-product credit procedures, namely a replacement method, three allocation approaches (mass, energy, economic) and ignoring co-product credits. The results show that the cultivation stage is particularly important, being responsible for 68% of the primary energy requirements and 87% of the GHG emissions of the RO “well-to-tank” system, mainly due to the use of fertilizers and related N2O emissions. Considerable reductions in fossil fuel depletion and GHG emissions can be achieved by replacing petroleum diesel with rapeseed oil (0.9 MJ and 62 g CO2eq per MJ of fossil diesel replaced), but optimum use of co-products is needed.
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Malca and Freire (2009) reported an SOC loss of 0.24 ± 30% Mg ha−1 yr−1 (880 kg CO2 equiv ha−1 yr−1) when oilseed rape was cultivated on set aside land.
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- Authors
- Malça, J., & Freire, F.
- Affiliations
- Universidade Politécnica de Coimbra (PT)
- University of Coimbra (PT)
- Corresponding author
- Malça, João
- Venue
- International Journal of Green Energy
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2009-06-03
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 287-301
- ISSN
- 1543-5075 (ISSN-L)
- 1543-5083
- OpenAlex
- W1988907414
- Cited by
- 28
- References
- 25
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 5 · 2019: 1 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 2.01
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Journal of Green Energy (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Biodiesel Production and Applications
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agronomy and Crop Science › Bioenergy crop production and management
- Keywords
- rapeseed oil, biodiesel, diesel replacement, greenhouse gas emissions, life cycle assessment, allocation methods, primary energy consumption, NOx emissions, fertilizer use, fossil fuel depletion, transportation fuels
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