• slovenia rapeseed oil mills
  • slovenia rapeseed oil mills
  • slovenia rapeseed oil mills
  • slovenia rapeseed oil mills
  • How much rapeseed is produced in Latvia?
  • Latvia produced 0.28 million tonnes of rapeseed in 2016 . Crushing oilseeds provides vegetable oil and meal. Vegetable oil is further used in food applications and for production of biodiesel and other industrial applications, such as lubricants and in paints and coatings [7, 8].
  • Is rapeseed oil production a case study country in northern Europe?
  • The study presents the LCA of winter and spring rapeseed production and rapeseed oil production for Latvia as a case study country in northern Europe. The LCA model is built on an in-depth and up-to-date agricultural practice used in the region under study, with data provided by a large agricultural company located in the Zemgale region of Latvia.
  • How are biofuels made in Slovakia?
  • It links up biofuel makers in Slovakia: one such company produces bioethanol from maize by fermentation, another makes biodiesel from rapeseed oil, used cooking oil and other oils using a transesterification process modified to FAME (Fatty Acid Methyl Ester), while a third makes rapeseed oil.
  • How does rapeseed oil mill allocation affect environmental performance?
  • The LCA analysis for the rapeseed oil mill stage shows that the choice of an allocation method has a significant impact on the LCA results. Overall, the environmental performance score increased as follows: system expansion < mass allocation < energy allocation < market value allocation.
  • How rapeseed oil is produced?
  • Rapeseed Oil Production After rapeseeds have been grown, harvested, and dried, described in detail in Section 2.4.1., they are transported to the oil mill. A tractor is used for transportation; the oil mill is located 35 km from the agricultural company’s drying and storage site. Electricity is used in oil pressing and pumps.
  • Does soymeal production affect rapeseed cake production in Latvia?
  • In Latvia, rapeseed cake is mainly purchased by poultry and ruminant producers. In this case study, rapeseed cake is used as protein feed instead of imported soybean meal. Therefore, the impact of soymeal production was subtracted from the rapeseed oil production system.