Allocation factors for meat coproducts: Dataset to perform life cycle assessment at slaughterhouse.

ABSTRACT: The sharing of total environmental impacts between the different products of a multi-output system is crucial in Life Cycle Assessment. ISO standards recommend subdivision then substitution methods when possible. Sometimes, allocations rules are necessary. They consist of allocating the total impact to the different products in proportion to a value that characterize the products. They can be based on physical parameters (such as mass, protein, dry matter, etc.) or the economic value of coproducts can be used as a proxy. As they are based on various type of parameters, allocation rules can lead to significantly different environmental impact results. Then a consensus is difficult to reach between stakeholders as for example in meat sector. To make the debate going further, Chen et al. (201

SUBMITTER: Le Feon S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7718151 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature