127795 20241125101144.0 doi 10.3390/pr11082290 sideral 134959 ART-2023-134959 eng Salgado-Aristizabal, Natalia Environmental Life Cycle Analysis of Açaí (Euterpe oleracea) Powders Obtained via Two Drying Methods 2023 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Açaí is a fruit native to Brazil that is found in Colombia, and it is recognized for containing more than 90 compounds with anticancer, anti-inflammatory, and other biological activities. In this study, a cradle-to-gate life cycle analysis (LCA) was conducted for the production of açaí powder, following the methodology outlined in the ISO 14040 standard. The investigation focused on examining the impact of utilizing or not utilizing the residues generated during the pulp extraction step as fertilizers. Four scenarios were analyzed and compared: (i) production of açaí powder via vacuum drying, (ii) via spray drying, and via the same two types of drying but using residues from the pulping operation as fertilizer (Scenarios 3 and 4). It was found that to produce 1 kg of açaí in a crop cycle, 1.17 kg of CO2 eq is produced. The drying stage in Scenarios 1 and 2 generated 8.04 and 7.93 kg of CO2 eq, respectively. Similarly, when solid waste is used as fertilizer, CO2 emissions barely increased for Scenarios 3 and 4, respectively. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first carbon footprint study of the production of açaí powder whit these scenarios. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/801586/EU/International Doctoral Programme for Talent Attraction to the Campus of International Excellence of the Ebro Valley/IberusTalent This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No H2020 801586-IberusTalent info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 2.8 2023 ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL 80 / 170 = 0.471 2023 Q2 T2 0.525 2023 Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous) 2023 Q2 Process Chemistry and Technology 2023 Q3 Bioengineering 2023 Q3 5.1 2023 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Agudelo-Patiño, Tatiana Ospina-Corral, Sebastian Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-9016-1064 Álvarez-Lanzarote, Ignacio Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-2430-858X Orrego, Carlos Eduardo 2008 780 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Produc.Animal Cienc.Ali. Área Tecnología de Alimentos 11, 8 (2023), 2290 [16 pp.] Processes PROCESSES 2227-9717 1901505 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/127795/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2682600 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/127795/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:127795 articulos driver 2024-11-22-12:03:45 ARTICLE