ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF BIOPRODUCTS DERIVED FROM NON-CONVENTIONAL OLEAGINOUS: FALSEFLAX (Camelina sativa), SAFFLOWER (Carthamus tinctorius), CRAMBE (Crambe abyssinica) AND FLAX (Linum usitatissimum)

The project proposes, for three years (surveys) 2013-2015, to experimentally implement the inclusion of these crop systems (Falseflax (Camelina sativa), Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius), Crambe (Crambe abyssinica) and Flax (Linum usitatissimum)) in two areas: Bologna (Pianura Padana) and Pisa (Pianura Pisana) characteristic of the Italian pedoclimatic conditions. Sustainability assessment system will be developed, using the Life Cycle Assessment methodology, taking account of the savings (substitution values) emissions, the carbon sequestered by the residue digging, the reduction of impacts due to the reduction of transport and the possibility of using waste and by-products to produce other materials or bioenergy.