Environmental impact assessment of wheat straw alkyl polyglucosides: chemical approaches

The study compares a hybridised synthesis technique for alkyl polyglucosides (APG) using wheat straw against a commercial palm kernel and wheat grain pathway. The wheat straw-derived process significantly reduces greenhouse gas emissions, waste generation, water use, and fossil energy consumption, addressing the 'food vs. chemical' sustainability conflict.

• The production pathway using wheat straw (WS-APG) achieved greenhouse gas emission savings between 84% and 98% when compared to the palm kernel–wheat grain (PW-APG) pathway.
• Waste generation is substantially lower for WS-APG, producing 0.43 kg per kg of product, whereas PW-APG produces 10.73 kg per kg of product.
• The cradle-to-gate production of WS-APG consumes less fossil-derived energy and water than the commercial alternative.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2017). Environmental impact assessment of wheat straw alkyl polyglucosides: chemical approaches. https://www.sei.org/publications/environmental-impact-assessment-wheat-straw-alkyl-polyglucosides-chemical-approaches/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Environmental impact assessment of wheat straw alkyl polyglucosides: chemical approaches. 2017. https://www.sei.org/publications/environmental-impact-assessment-wheat-straw-alkyl-polyglucosides-chemical-approaches/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2017environmental, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Environmental impact assessment of wheat straw alkyl polyglucosides: chemical approaches}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2017}, month = sep, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/environmental-impact-assessment-wheat-straw-alkyl-polyglucosides-chemical-approaches/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }