Piemonte V., Di Paola L., Russo V., 2014, An LCA Study on Feedstocks and Processes for Biofuels Production, Chemical Engineering Transactions, 37, 517-522.
Biofuels represent a valid alternative to traditional fossil fuels, going to suffer in the next future of the complete depletion of fossil sources. In this context, we present a critical survey upon the production of the three commonest biofuels (biodiesel, bioethanol and biogas), analysing the feedstocks and the transformation process by means of the LCA assessment. Actually, a complete evaluation of the environmental footprint for biofuels production should guide the actual and forthcoming lines of massive fuel production worldwide.
