Renewables-Based Techonology brings together and evaluates the main sustainability assessment methods and techniques.
Contents
The Contribution of Renewables to Society
- Historic and Present Biomass Uses for Food, Energy and Materials in the World
- Potential Availability of Agricultural Residues and Land for Non-Food Crop Production
- Drivers Behind Increasing Demand for Biomass for Energy and Materials
- Land Use Competition
- Multifunctional Biomass Production Systems
The Potential of Renewables as a Feedstock for Chemistry and Energy
- Supply of Energy and Materials Using Renewables
- Demand for Energy and Materials
Sustainability Performance Indicators
- The Hierarchy of Sustainability Metrics
- Aspects of Methodology
- Examples of Sustainability Metrics for Technology Assessment
Life Cycle Inventory Analysis Applied to Renewable Resources
- Conceptual Background to LCA in ISO 14040ff
- Goal and Scope Definition
- Inventory Analysis
- LCI Data Documentation and Exchange Format
- Consequential versus Attributional LCI
Net Energy Balancing and Fuel-Cycle Analysis
- Methodology
- Energy Balance of Fossil Fuel versus Biofuel
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Corn Ethanol Production
Life Cycle Assessment as an Environmental Sustainability Tool
- The LCA Methodology: A Brief Overview
- LCIA Impact Categories as Indicators of Environmental Sustainability
- Using LCA to Assess Environmental Sustainability
Exergy
- Assessment of Sustainability of Technology: Developing Metrics
- A Thermodynamic Basis for Developing Sustainability Assessment Metrics: Exergy
- Technology Assessment by Exergy Analysis
- Exergy-Based Indicators: How to Assess the Role of Renewables
- Exergy-based Indicators: Integrating the Role of Renewables in an Overall Physical Chemical Sustainability Assessment
Material Flow Analysis and the Use of Renewables from a Systems Perspective
- Overview of the Methodology
- Examples of MFA Studies in the Context of Renewables
Ecological Footprints and Biocapacity: Essential Elements in Sustainability Assessment
- Eco-Footprint Analysis
- Inherent Strengths in EFA
- Answering the Critics
The Sustainable Process Index (SPI)
- Computation of the SPI
- Case Study: Biodiesel from Used Vegetable Oil
Assessment of Sustainable Land Use in Producing Biomass
- Sustainability Issues Involved in Promoting Biomass Energy
Assessment of the Forest Products Industries
- Metrics and Criteria to Assess the Sustainability of Forestry
- Metrics and Criteria for Assessing the Sustainability of the Wood Industry
- Scope for Action
Assessment of the Energy Production Industry: Modern Options for Producing Secondary Energy Carriers from Biomass
- Technology Overview
- Economics of Biomass Energy Systems
- Heat, Power and Fuels from Biomass: Key Markets
Assessment of Biofuels
- Biofuel Feedstocks
- Bio-Transportation Fuels and Fuel Additives
- Current Supply of Biofuels
- Future Supply of Biofuels
- Measuring the Sustainability of Biofuels.
Assessment of Organic Waste Treatment
- General Description of Options for Organic Waste Treatment
- Environmental Characteristics of Organic Waste Treatment
- Results of a Life Cycle Assessment of Organic Waste
Oleochemical and Petrochemical Surfactants: An Overall Assessment
- Main Chemical and Structural Differences
- Resource and Usage
- Environmental Profile
- Sustainability Aspects of Oleochemical Production
Assessment of Bio-Based Packaging Materials
- Environmental Aspects of Polymer Production
- Environmental Aspects of Packaging Disposal
Assessment of Biotechnology-Based Chemicals
- Explanation: What is Eco-Efficiency Analysis?
- Evaluation of Decision-making Processes with Eco-Efficiency Analysis
Assessment of Bio-Based Pharmaceuticals: The Cephalexin Case
- Assessment Methods During Process Development andTechnology Transfers
- Assessment of Bio-Based Routes to Cephalexin
Index
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