Environmental sustainability of oil palm cultivation in different regions of Thailand: Greenhouse gases and water use impact
Thapat Silalertruksa, Shabbir H. Gheewala, Patcharaporn Pongpat, Piyanon Kaenchan, Napapat Permpool, Naruetep Lecksiwilai, Rattanawan Mungkung
Journal of Cleaner Production · 2016
Environmental sustainability assessment of sugarcane bioenergy
Shabbir H. Gheewala, Sébastien Bonnet, Thapat Silalertruksa
2016
In response to energy security concerns resulting from fossil energy supply shortage and climate change issues, the production, conversion, and use of biomass materials for energy has been the subject of much development. Net energy balance (NEB) and life cycle assessment (LCA) are useful tools to evaluate environmental sustainability and identify opportunities for improvement of the environmental efficiency of biofuels. The life cycle environmental impacts associated with molasses ethanol production and five major impact categories: global warming potential, photo-oxidant formation, acidification, human toxicity, and eutrophication, are presented. For assessing the energy efficiency of biofuels, the NEB for the entire production system must be assessed in terms of the difference in energy content of the biofuel produced and fossil fuels and other energy sources required to produce it. The chapter presents the energy analysis based on an existing molasses ethanol plant in Thailand that is associated with a sugar mill.
Guideline for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Calculation of Bioenergy Feedstock Production and Land Use Change (LUC): A case study of Khon Kaen Province, Thailand
Thapat Silalertruksa, Jintana Kawasaki
2015