Life-cycle assessment of energy use and greenhouse gas emissions of soybean-derived biodiesel and renewable fuels. 2009

Hong Huo, and Michael Wang, and Cary Bloyd, and Vicky Putsche
Center for Transportation Research, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60549, USA. hhuo@anl.gov

In this study, we used Argonne National Laboratory's Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy Use in Transportation (GREET) model to assess the life-cycle energy and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission impacts of four soybean-derived fuels: biodiesel fuel produced via transesterification, two renewable diesel fuels (I and II) produced from different hydrogenation processes, and renewable gasoline produced from catalytic cracking. Five approaches were employed to allocate the coproducts: a displacement approach; two allocation approaches, one based on the energy value and the other based on the market value; and two hybrid approaches that integrated the displacement and allocation methods. The relative rankings of soybean-based fuels in terms of energy and environmental impacts were different under the different approaches, and the reasons were analyzed. Results from the five allocation approaches showed that although the production and combustion of soybean-based fuels might increase total energy use, they could have significant benefits in reducing fossil energy use (>52%), petroleum use (>88%), and GHG emissions (>57%) relative to petroleum fuels. This study emphasized the importance of the methods used to deal with coproduct issues and provided a comprehensive solution for conducting a life-cycle assessment of fuel pathways with multiple coproducts.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D003246 Conservation of Energy Resources Planned management, use, and preservation of energy resources. Energy Resources Conservation,Conservation, Energy Resources,Conservations, Energy Resources,Energy Resources Conservations,Resources Conservation, Energy,Resources Conservations, Energy
D005742 Gasoline Volative flammable fuel (liquid hydrocarbons) derived from crude petroleum by processes such as distillation reforming, polymerization, etc. Diesel Fuel,Diesel Fuels,Fuel, Diesel,Fuels, Diesel,Gasolines
D001674 Bioelectric Energy Sources Electric power supply devices which convert biological energy, such as chemical energy of metabolism or mechanical energy of periodic movements, into electrical energy. Power Sources, Bioelectric,Biobatteries,Biofuel Cells,Microbial Fuel Cells,Biobattery,Bioelectric Energy Source,Bioelectric Power Source,Bioelectric Power Sources,Biofuel Cell,Cell, Biofuel,Cell, Microbial Fuel,Cells, Biofuel,Cells, Microbial Fuel,Energy Source, Bioelectric,Energy Sources, Bioelectric,Fuel Cell, Microbial,Fuel Cells, Microbial,Microbial Fuel Cell,Power Source, Bioelectric,Source, Bioelectric Energy,Source, Bioelectric Power,Sources, Bioelectric Energy,Sources, Bioelectric Power
D013025 Glycine max An annual legume. The SEEDS of this plant are edible and used to produce a variety of SOY FOODS. Soy Beans,Soybeans,Bean, Soy,Beans, Soy,Soy Bean,Soybean

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