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ArticleEnvironmental monitoring and assessment2020

Anaerobic digestion of fourth range fruit and vegetable products: comparison of three different scenarios for its valorisation by life cycle assessment and life cycle costing.

Rubén González, José Guillermo Rosas, Daniel Blanco, Richard Smith, Elia Judith Martínez, Raquel Pastor-Bueis, Xiomar Gómez

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Article in Environmental monitoring and assessment, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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7 authors.

Rubén GonzálezChemical, Environmental and Bioprocess Engineering Group, Natural Resources Institute (IRENA), University of León, 24071, León, Spain.
José Guillermo RosasDepartment of Electrical, Systems and Automatic. Engineering, School of Electrical, Industrial and Informatics, University of León, Campus de Vegazana, 24071, León, Spain.
Daniel BlancoChemical, Environmental and Bioprocess Engineering Group, Natural Resources Institute (IRENA), University of León, 24071, León, Spain.
Richard SmithDepartment of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Nottingham, Coates Building B12, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
Elia Judith MartínezChemical, Environmental and Bioprocess Engineering Group, Natural Resources Institute (IRENA), University of León, 24071, León, Spain.
Raquel Pastor-BueisChemical, Environmental and Bioprocess Engineering Group, Natural Resources Institute (IRENA), University of León, 24071, León, Spain.
Xiomar GómezChemical, Environmental and Bioprocess Engineering Group, Natural Resources Institute (IRENA), University of León, 24071, León, Spain. xagomb@unileon.es.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9595-8825

Funding

Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad, Gobierno de España UNLE15-EE-3070
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Changes in consumer demand due to preferences for a healthier lifestyle have led to a new market offering fruit and salad products ready to eat. This affects the agro-industrial sector and the characteristic of waste streams generated having the organic fraction higher quality and representing a new opportunity of valorisation. This study experimentally evaluated the digestion of wastes derived from the fourth range product sector. It was also proposed the use of this digestate as a fermentation medium for producing plant growth-promoting cultures. Three digestion scenarios were studied: Scenario 1 considered biogas valorisation using a combined heat and power (CHP) unit. Scenario 2 featured biogas upgrading to be used as vehicle fuel. Finally, scenario 3 evaluated the transport of waste materials to the digestion plant by a network of pipes and pumps directly from the production chain. All three scenarios included the land application of a biostimulator based on the production of a plant growth-promoting culture derived from digestate. Life cycle analysis and life cycle costing were used to determine potential environmental impacts and costs over a lifetime of 25 years. The study showed that scenario 1 was the most favourable option for valorising this type of waste, although the economic assessment resulted in negative values for all three alternatives.

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FruitVegetable ProductsAnaerobiosisBiofuelsEnvironmental MonitoringBiofuelsAnaerobic digestionDigestate valorisationFood wasteLife cycle assessmentLife cycle costing

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