Changes in carbon footprint when integrating production of filamentous fungi in 1st generation ethanol plants
2017 (English)In: Bioresource Technology, ISSN 0960-8524, E-ISSN 1873-2976Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Sustainable development
The content falls within the scope of Sustainable Development
Abstract [en]
Integrating the cultivation of edible filamentous fungi in the thin stillage from ethanol production is presently being considered. This integration can increase the ethanol yield while simultaneously producing a new value-added protein-rich biomass that can be used for animal feed. This study uses life cycle assessment to determine the change in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions when integrating the cultivation of filamentous fungi in ethanol production. The result shows that the integration performs better than the current scenario when the fungal biomass is used as cattle feed for system expansion and when energy allocation is used. It performs worse if the biomass is used as fish feed. Hence, integrating the cultivation of filamentous fungi in 1st generation ethanol plants combined with proper use of the fungi can lead to a reduction of GHG emissions which, considering the number of existing ethanol plants, can have a significant global impact.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2017.
Keywords [en]
Carbon footprint, Feed products, Life cycle assessment, Ethanol
National Category
Engineering and Technology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-13418DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.10.085ISI: 000425764100138Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85033665779OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hb-13418DiVA, id: diva2:1173527
2018-01-122018-01-122018-11-29Bibliographically approved