Livestock waste management for energy recovery in Brazil: a life cycle assessment approach

• Published in: Environmental science and pollution research international Vol. 31; no. 3; pp. 4705 - 4720
• Main Authors: Hollas, Camila Ester, do Amaral, Karina Guedes Cubas, Lange, Marcela Valles, Higarashi, Martha Mayumi, Steinmetz, Ricardo Luís Radis, Mariani, Leidiane Ferronato, Nakano, Vanice, Sanches-Pereira, Alessandro, de Martino Jannuzzi, Gilberto, Kunz, Airton
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.01.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Anaerobic digestion; Anaerobiosis; Animals; Aquatic Pollution; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; Biofuels; Biogas; Brazil; Cattle; Circularity; Context; Critical point; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecotoxicology; Electricity; Electricity generation; Energy recovery; Environment; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental Health; Environmental performance; Eutrophication; Global warming; Life cycle analysis; Life cycle assessment; Life Cycle Stages; Life cycles; Livestock; Research Article; Sheep; Waste management; Waste Management - methods; Waste Water Technology; Water Management; Water Pollution Control; Brazil; Manure; Biogas; Circular economy; Biomethane; Waste to energy; Anaerobic digestion

Livestock farming has exerted intense environmental pressure on our planet. The high emissions to the environment and the high demands of resources for the production process have encouraged the search for decarbonization and circularity in the livestock sector. In this context, the objective of thi...