Durum wheat is one of the most important food sources in the world, playing a key role in
human nutrition, as well as in the economy of the different countries in which its production …

This article was developed to review the application of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) in
systems that produce materials and energy from agricultural residues, like Wheat Straw …

Purpose This study aims at comparing, from an environmental point of view, four different
scenarios of freight transport at the Italian level, on an equal base of route between supplier …

The scientific literature currently available on the subject has documented pasta cooking to
be the second most environmentally impacting phase in the pasta life cycle after durum …

Tomato supply chain as all other agricultural systems is responsible of a set of
environmental impacts, in every composing phase: from cultivation, through processing and …

Human population has set in motion productive systems through which huge energy and
resource flows are extracted and manipulated causing various negative externalities. In this …

The necessity of developing renewable energy sources has contributed to increasing
interest in developing the anaerobic digestion for producing biomethane since it both …

Due to the necessity of developing renewable energy sources, the anaerobic digestion for
producing biomethane has developed significantly in the last years, since it allows to both …

The application of Life Cycle Assessment in the construction sector can be a very useful tool
to reduce the environmental impact generated by the sector. In order to quantify the …

An energy analysis comparing three different soil management systems was carried out in
Southern Italy using data collected in a five-year field experiment, with the aim of identifying …