Thiago Teixeira Matheus

• Bachelor of Engineering
• Master's Student at Federal University of São Carlos

There has been concern over the potential risks associated with increased exports of densified biofuels to meet the growing demands of European countries. This paper performed a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of the biomass pellets and briquettes produced in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico and exported to Europe. Considering a Functional Unit (FU)...

Allocation methodological choices in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a relevant issue for the Circular Bioeconomy context. The recent Product Environmental Footprint Guide from the European Commission includes the Circular Footprint Formula (CFF) as a new way to deal with energy recovery/recycling processes. This paper investigated CFF vs. other dif...

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The world market for solid biofuels has increased in the last few years, with special attention to the production of pellets and briquettes in emerging bioeconomies. This study presents a systematic review and exploratory Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of biomass briquettes and pellets produced in Latin America, and suggests short-term opportunities a...

The recent guideline on environmental footprint includes the Circular Footprint Formula (CFF) as a new way to deal with recycling materials. Other alternative approaches frequently used in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of recycling are the 50/50 methods, followed by avoided product approaches. This paper investigated the application of four different...

Biomass is one of the main sources of energy worldwide, appearing as a driving force for Bioeconomy development. Also, the world market for solid biofuels from renewable sources has increased in the last few years, with special attention to the production of pellets and briquettes in Latin America. This study aims to compare different energy system...

Das diferentes fontes de energia utilizadas pelo homem, àquelas advindas de recursos não renováveis são extensivamente exploradas em todo o planeta, exigindo ações que combatam a potencial escassez futura destes recursos, que se não geridos adequadamente, deverão se tornar insuficientes para atender a demanda mundial, podendo acarretar em conflitos...

O conceito de produção definido no século passado, aliado ao consumo exacerbado de recursos, faz com que a sociedade comece a optar pela escolha de empresas e produtos mais sustentáveis, criando assim uma demanda pela inclusão da sustentabilidade como fonte de criação de valor e de um diferencial competitivo dentro das empresas. O Mapeamento do Flu...

It is growing the need to analyze and develop cleaner production systems to better manage the consumption of natural resources in the world. On this sense, it is necessary also to measure the associated environmental impacts caused by the use of resources at manufacturing level, at the product use, and even on service activities. On this context, L...