Furcellaria Lumbricalis Macroalgae Cascade Biorefinery: A Life Cycle Assessment Study in the Baltic Sea Region

Journal of Cleaner Production 2024
Francesco Romagnoli, Riccardo Paoli, Ana Arias, Eduardo Entrena-Barbero, Tanel Ilmjӓrv, Kjetil Elvevold, Maria Teresa Moreira

Highlights • Life Cycle Assessment of F. lumbricalis cascade biorefinery in the Baltic region. • The functional unit as 20 kg pigments, 100 kg proteins, and 200 kg carrageenan. • Total environmental impact is 140.08 Pt, with 63.28 Pt from carrageenan extraction. • Seaweed residues used as fertilizer to reduce environmental impact by −8.82 Pt. • Renewable energy mix lowers biorefinery impact by 61%, down to 53.97 Pt.

DOI
10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.143861
Hyperlink
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652624033109?via%3Dihub

Romagnoli, F., Paoli, R., Arias, A., Entrena-Barbero, E., Ilmjӓrv, T., Elvevold, K., Moreira, M. Furcellaria Lumbricalis Macroalgae Cascade Biorefinery: A Life Cycle Assessment Study in the Baltic Sea Region. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024, Vol. 478, Article number 143861. ISSN 0959-6526. Pieejams: doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.143861

Publication language
English (en)