Expertise for Central Africa
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Project details
Project name; Name of Branch/Client/subcontractant
Bio-diesel production from Oil Palm: life-cycle and relevant impact categories
Original name of Project; Aim of contract/deal/business
Biodiesel productie uit Oliepalm: levenscyclus en relevante impact categorieën
Linked to Expertise unit(s)
Parent unit: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven KUL
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Theme
Agricultural resources, Soils, Land
Timing
From 2007 till 2008
Country/Area of implementation; of Partner/Client
Central Africa
Nature of expertise/action
Assessment and improvement study
Field of expertise/action
Oil palm biodiesel production and use
Brief Description of expertise/action ; commercial relationship
Check, through life cycle analysis, if biodiesel production and use is more environmental friendly than fossil diesel. Impact categories are approached through energy balance and CO2 emissions balance
Main objectives; expected results
Produce (currently inexistant) knowledge that is necessary to assess and improve the production durability of oil palm biodiesel and its use
ECA-CREAC Expertise Database - May 22, 2013