2nd RCN Conference on Pan American Biofuels & Bioenergy Sustainability

Session: Session 8: Environmental LCA & Energy Balances of Biofuel Pathways/ anáLisis De Ciclo De Vida Ambientales y Balances De Energía De Las Cadenas De Biocombustibles

Co-Chairs

Alejandro Pablo Arena, Universidad Tecnológica Nacional
Julio Sacramento, Univ Autônoma de Yucatan

Presentations

11:00 AM

Life Cycle Analysis Issues on Separation and Dehydration Steps of Bio-Ethanol Production
Mauricio Colombo, Fernando Daniel Mele, Jorge E. Gatica, María Rosa Hernández

11:20 AM

Are CAM Crops a Sustainable Bioenergy Feedstock? - the Case of the Prickly Pear Cactus for Ethanol Production in Semi-Arid Regions of Argentina
Roxana Piastrellini, Alejandro P. Arena, Bárbara M. Civit

11:40 AM

Life Cycle Analysis and Optimization of Jatropha curcas As a Sustainable Biodiesel Feedstock in Argentina
Alexa Beaver, Fabio Antonio González

12:00 PM

Corn Transforming Industry Environmental Analysis
Stella Maris Carballo, Jorge Antonio Hilbert, Sebastian Galbusera, Nicole Michard, Mario Alejo Dantur, Maria Jose Galvan, Santiago Acquaroli

12:20 PM

Resource Assessment and Carbon Footprint Analysis of the Pyrolysis of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) in Mexico
Ulises Gracida Alvarez, Julio C. Sacramento-Rivero, Laura R. Nitz, Lauren M. Keenan