LCA applied to palm oil

Posted by mtibi
Type: 
Full LCA not available on the web
Comparative: 
yes
Publication year: 
2010
Language: 
English
Code: 
Food, Plants
Product: 
Palm oil
Environmental Impacts
Material impact(s): 
Acidification
Global warming
Abiotic ressources depletion
Eutrophication
Toxicity / Eco-toxicity
Raw material impact level: 
High
Manufacturing impact(s): 
Acidification
Global warming
Eutrophication
Toxicity / Eco-toxicity
Manufacturing impact level: 
Medium
Quality and sources
Is the study a: 
Detailed LCA
Sponsor name(s): 
Aalborg University
Sponsor type: 
University
Summary
Functional unit: 
1 tonne of refined palm oil for food purposes at refinery gate
Goal and scope of the summary: 
The Purpose is to assess environmental impact of Malaysian palm oil and palm oil at United Plantations Berhad and to identify and assess improvement options : capturing and utilisation of methane from oil mill effluent, utilisation of biomass (EFB) for electricity generation and mineral soils versus peat soils. The modelling of the study is consequential : actual affected/marginal suppliers included and allocation is avoided by system expansion. There is a good data availability, for the plantation: fertiliser, pesticides, fuels, yield profiles, capital goods (United Plantations Berhad); for the oil mill & refinery: energy balance, stack emissions, methane measurements, capital goods (United Plantations Berhad); for the emissions: parameterised model based on nutrient balances, and emission factors: mainly IPCC methodology reports. The used method : LCIA-method Stepwise v1.1 (www.lca-net.com).

Concluding remarks: most significant impacts are GHG, land use and respiratory onorganics; most significant improvement potentials are to avoid cultivation of peat, capture and utilise methane from POME and increase yields by good management (replanting, fertiliser, integrated pest management) and good planting material; and potential to reduce GHG emissions with factor 3-5.

My student name is Tournay.

My student name is Tournay.


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I didn't know that this

I didn't know that this substances could also be used in pest control, it's amazing, it's like a natural resource for this. I'd be really interested in checking some information on pest control cost through this method. I hope I can find that in the study...


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