TY - JOUR AB - Second-generation biomass production might be an opportunity for organic farmers to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, to advance economic development and a way to diversify risk. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) framework for estimating second-generation biodiesel impact assessment has been defined. Theory and principles of method, process flow diagram structuring and questionnaire for data collection have been analyzed. LCA study reliability depends strongly on data of good quality. It is essential that data collected are specific and of primary origin (collected directly on the field) in order to have a reconstruction of the system as objective as possible. The questionnaire contains all inputs and outputs processes and sub-processes. The flow diagram defines the spatial, temporal and production chain limits of the process. AD - Univ Politecn Marche, Dipartimento Sci Agr Alimentari & Ambientali, Ancona, Italy AN - WOS:000208915300004 AU - Alberti, F. AU - Zanoli, R. DA - Dec IS - 4 J2 - New Medit KW - life cycle assessment (lca) LA - English N1 - Suppl. S Sp. Iss. SI PY - 2012 SN - 1594-5685 SP - 19-22 ST - Life Cycle Assessment: a preliminary study for second-generation biodiesel T2 - New Medit TI - Life Cycle Assessment: a preliminary study for second-generation biodiesel UR - ://WOS:000208915300004 VL - 11 ID - 7247 ER -