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Life Cycle Assessment and Energy Balance of a Polygeneration Plant Fed with Lignocellulosic Biomass of Cynara cardunculus L

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  • Ramoon Barros Lovate Temporim

    (CIRIAF—Interuniversity Research Centre on Pollution and Environment “Mauro Felli”, Via G. Duranti, 06125 Perugia, Italy)

  • Gianluca Cavalaglio

    (Centro Direzionale Isola F2, Pegaso Telematic University, 80143 Naples, Italy)

  • Alessandro Petrozzi

    (CIRIAF—Interuniversity Research Centre on Pollution and Environment “Mauro Felli”, Via G. Duranti, 06125 Perugia, Italy)

  • Valentina Coccia

    (Department of Engineering, UNIPG—University of Perugia, Via G. Duranti, 06125 Perugia, Italy)

  • Paola Iodice

    (Centro Direzionale Isola F2, Pegaso Telematic University, 80143 Naples, Italy)

  • Andrea Nicolini

    (Department of Engineering, UNIPG—University of Perugia, Via G. Duranti, 06125 Perugia, Italy)

  • Franco Cotana

    (Department of Engineering, UNIPG—University of Perugia, Via G. Duranti, 06125 Perugia, Italy)

Abstract

This article aims to present an evaluation of the environmental performance of a combustion polygeneration plant fed with lignocellulosic material from cardoon ( Cynara cardunculus L.) through the technique of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). The system boundaries encompassed macro-phases of crop production, transportation, and polygeneration processes that were able to produce 100 kW of electricity, a residual thermal energy recovery system and district heating and cooling with 270 kW of heating, and a 140 kW of cooling. The LCA was performed using Cumulative Energy Demand and ReCiPe Life Cycle Impact Assessment methods through midpoint and endpoint indicators. From 2000 h/year, 165.92 GJ of electricity and 667.23 GJ of primary energy were consumed, and 32.82 tCO 2 eq were emitted. The rates of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) and energy demand per MJ produced were 0.08 MJ SE /MJ PD , 0.30 MJ PE /MJ PD , and 0.01 kgCO 2 eq/MJ PD . According to the ReCiPe method, the impact categories with the highest impact loads were Terrestrial ecotoxicity (2.44%), Freshwater ecotoxicity (32.21%), Marine ecotoxicity (50.10%), Human carcinogenic toxicity (8.75%), and Human non-carcinogenic toxicity (4.76%). Comparing the same energy outputs produced by Italian power and gas grids, the proposed polygeneration plant was able to reduce primary energy demand and GHG emissions by 80 and 81%, respectively, in addition to reducing the emissions of the five main categories of impacts by between 25 and 73%.

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  • Ramoon Barros Lovate Temporim & Gianluca Cavalaglio & Alessandro Petrozzi & Valentina Coccia & Paola Iodice & Andrea Nicolini & Franco Cotana, 2022. "Life Cycle Assessment and Energy Balance of a Polygeneration Plant Fed with Lignocellulosic Biomass of Cynara cardunculus L," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(7), pages 1-21, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:15:y:2022:i:7:p:2397-:d:779037
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