LCA

Energy Consumption in Unit (MJ/h)

PRODUCTION FAME Purification Glycerol Separation Train Neutralization Reactor Trans. Reactors Heat Exchanger(s) Pumps Storage/Maintenance/Electricity/Misc Total kgCO2 per 50400kg BD kgCO2 per tonne BD EXTRACTION Fertilizer Production Storage Transport Cultivation

24275 34258 1042 42102 22481 92 70523 194773 19087.75 378.7253 (kg CO2/t) 182 18.6 46 24.5 271.1 (kg CO2/t) 2850 Extraction Production Use 0.475695864

USE Emissions from use as fuel

kg CO2/ t BD

3499.825

kg CH4/ t BD

72.68 Overall Global Warming Potential (kg CO2 equiv. per ton BD)

GWP Potential (kg CO2 equiv. per ton BD) GWP Potential (DF)

5026.105 9586.24

CO2 Contribution N2O Contribution

3499.83 1526.28

Carbon Dioxide Emissions (kg CO2/t)

Extraction 11% Production 8%

Fuel Use & Disposal 81%

Overall Global Warming Potential

10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 RME Biodiesel Diesel Fuel N2O Contribution
CO2 Contribution

kg CO2 equiv. per tonne Biodiesel obal Warming Potential (kg CO2 equiv. per ton BD)

378.7252778 271.1 2850

CO2 Contribution CH4 Contribution

9156.45 429.79

RME Biodiesel Diesel Fuel

Ozone Depletion Potential (kg N2O equiv. per ton BD) Ozone Depletion Potential (DF) Acidification Potential (kg SO2 eq. per ton BD) Acidification Potential (DF) Eutrophication Potential (kg Ntotal. Per ton BD) Eutrophication Potential (DF)

7.2 1.93 28.1 19 8.6 3.7

Summer Smog Formation Potential (BD) Summer Smog Formation Potential (DF)

9.5 3.24

PEL (BD)

5.3721

Glycerol Methanol Phosphoric Acid NaOH

0.219000098 0.0931 2.73 2.33 5.372100098

Diesel Fuel

Ecotoxicity LD 50 Glycerol Methanol Phosphoric Acid NaOH TriNa Phosphate 0.325 5.35 2.22 9.07 106

30 25 20 kg N2O/SO2/N 15 per tonne FU 10 5 0 Rapeseed Oil Biodiesel Diesel Fuel

Ozone Depletion Potential (kg N2O/tonne FU) Acidification Potential (kg SO2/ tonne FU) Eutrophication Potential (kg N/tonne FU)

3 2.5 2 Permissible Exposure 1.5 Limit (impact/hour) 1 0.5

0

Human Toxicity

Glycerol Methanol
Phosphoric Acid

Sodium Hydroxide

120
100

Exo-Toxicity
Glycerol Methanol

80 LD50 60 (Impact/hour) 40 20

Phosphoric Acid NaOH TriNa Phosphate

20 0

one Depletion Potential (kg

dification Potential (kg SO2/

rophication Potential (kg