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Energy life-cycle assessment of fruit products - Case study of Beira Interior’s peach (Portugal)

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dc.contributor.authorGaspar, João Pires
dc.contributor.authorGaspar, Pedro Dinis
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Pedro Dinho da
dc.contributor.authorSimões, M.P.
dc.contributor.authorEspírito Santo, Christophe
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-11T15:39:12Z
dc.date.available2019-12-11T15:39:12Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractCurrently, there is a growing demand for cleaner and sustainable technologies due to environmental issues. In this sense, there is a necessity to manage the assessment of production processes and the rationalization of energy consumption. In this study, an Energy Life-Cycle Assessment (ELCA) was carried out through energy efficiency indicators, directed to the characterization and renewability of the peach production system life-cycle in the Portuguese region of Beira Interior. The study intends to investigate the non-renewable energy inputs from fossil fuels, as well as the emissions resulting from machinery. In addition, warehouse energy inputs are analyzed, mainly cooling systems of refrigerated chambers where fruits are preserved. This analysis aims to find opportunities for technological, environmental and best practices improvements. Test scenarios were analyzed and revealing soil groundcover maintenance is the operation with the largest impact in the energy consumption of the production process (3176 MJ·ha−1 ). In the post-harvest processes, the energy consumption largest impact is given by the warehouse’s operations (35,700 MJ·ha−1 ), followed by transportation (6180 MJ·ha−1 ). Concerning the emissions resulting from the fuels consumption, the largest impact is due to the plantation machinery and the transportation from warehouse to retailerspt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/su10103530pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.11/6813
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectPeachpt_PT
dc.subjectEnergy life-cycle assessmentept_PT
dc.subjectPost-harvestpt_PT
dc.titleEnergy life-cycle assessment of fruit products - Case study of Beira Interior’s peach (Portugal)pt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.issue10pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage3530pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleSustainabilitypt_PT
oaire.citation.volume10pt_PT
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