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Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of biodiesel from soybean oil and animal fat with methanol and ethanol (BIOACV) Comparação da Avaliação de Ciclo de Vida de biodiesel produzido a partir de óleo de soja e de gotdura animal via rotas metílica e etílica Project Objectives The main objective of this project is to undertake a comparative Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of biodiesel made from soybean oil and animal fat (tallow) with methanol and ethanol. This study will allow us to measure the environmental performance of biodiesel according to the raw materials (soy and beef tallow) on an industrial scale in the country, considering the main environmental impacts of this chain (primary data) in order to support future comparative studies other raw materials and public policies for biofuels. Research Team Principal Investigator - Dr. Suani Teixeira Coelho Members of the research team - Alex Nogueira - Beatriz Acquaro Lora - Érica Geraldes Castanheira - Fausto Freire - Gil Anderi da Silva - Patricia Guardabassi - Renata Grisoli - Vanessa Pecora Garcilasso Corporate Partners - Centro Nacional de Referência em Biomassa - Cenbio - Instituto de Electrotécnica e Energia - IEE/USP - Departamento de Engenharia Química - Grupo de Prevenção da Poluição (GP2) - Universidade de São Paulo - Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica - Universidade de São Paulo - Laboratório de Combustíveis da Escola Politécnica de Pernambuco - POLICOM/UPE - Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica da Universidade de Coimbra - Fertibom Indústria ltda. Back to Projects