FEASIBILITY AND LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF SOYBEAN OIL AND SOY-ISOFLAVON PRODUCTION

Romani A., Romani M., Neri P., Olivieri G., Tacconi D., Vignolini P.

Abstract:

The present work focuses mainly on evaluating the feasibility and economic sustainability of an integrated continuous soybean processing complex, having a capacity of 3,000 tons/24 hours, for the production of high quality oil for food, bio-lubricants, biodiesel and energy. The aim of this work is to estimate all input/output data based on the energy and material balanced calculation at each stage of soybean oil production in order to conduct a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). Attention is also focused on the possibility of using soybean waste matter as a source of bioproducts possessing considerable added value: our aim is to develop new bioactive products to be used in phototherapy, cosmetic and agro-food industries (isoflavon production).
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Event details:

IMEKO TC:

TC4
Event name:

Exploring New Frontiers of Instrumentation and Methods for Electrical and Electronic Measurements
Title:

XVIth IMEKO TC4 International Symposium on Electrical Measurements and Instrumentation (together with 13th IMEKO TC4 Workshop on ADC Modelling and Testing)
Place:

Florence, ITALY
Time:

22 September 2008 - 24 September 2008