FEASIBILITY AND LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF SOYBEAN OIL AND SOY-ISOFLAVON PRODUCTION
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).
Event details
- Event
- Exploring New Frontiers of Instrumentation and Methods for Electrical and Electronic Measurements
- Technical Committee
- TC4
- Place
- Florence, ITALY
- Time
- 22 September 2008 - 24 September 2008
- Website
- http://www.imeko2008.org/