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Carbon Footprint of Apostichopus japonicus Cultivation Based on Marine Bottom-sowing: A Case in Shandong Province, China

Yang, L. An, D. Cui, Y. Jia, X. Yang, D. Sun, M. Li, W. Wang, Y. Wu, L.

Original Title

Carbon Footprint of Apostichopus japonicus Cultivation Based on Marine Bottom-sowing: A Case in Shandong Province, China

Type

journal article in Scopus

Language

English

Original Abstract

Marine aquaculture, with the potential of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing carbon sink, has become an important carrier to cope with resource and environmental constraints and promote the low-carbon transformation of the global economy. This study aims to estimate the carbon footprint of fresh Apostichopus japonicus based on marine bottom-sowing cultivation technologies in the coastal area of Shandong Province, which has the main Apostichopus japonicus production in China. The aim of the study is to gain a deeper understanding of the hotspot of greenhouse gas emissions at each stage of Apostichopus japonicus production and to provide scientific and technological support for the establishment of targeted emission reduction technologies. Results showed that in the whole process of marine bottom-sowing cultivation, the growing seedling process has the highest carbon dioxide emission of 3,138.5 kg CO2eq per t, accounting for 53.7 % of the total emission. The second highest carbon-emission stage is the pond cultivation process, which is 2075.0 kg CO2eq per t, accounting for 35.5 % of the total emission. The reproductive process and finished Apostichopus japonicus feeding process have the lowest carbon dioxide emission, with contributions of 8.3 % and 2.5 % to the total emissions. Electricity consumption is the largest contributor to the life cycle emissions of fresh Apostichopus japonicus production based on the marine bottom-sowing.

Keywords

Carbon; Footprint; Apostichopus japonicus; Marine Bottom-sowing; Shandong Province; China

Authors

Yang, L.; An, D.; Cui, Y.; Jia, X.; Yang, D.; Sun, M.; Li, W.; Wang, Y.; Wu, L.

Released

1. 1. 2023

Publisher

AIDIC Servizi S.r.l.

Location

AIDIC Servizi S.r.l. Italy

ISBN

2283-9216

Periodical

Chemical Engineering Transactions

Number

103

State

Republic of Italy

Pages from

709

Pages to

714

Pages count

6

URL

https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85179103514&origin=resultslist&sort=plf-f&src=s&sid=de457421a78c125c76ecc51a70e0e93d&sot=b&sdt=b&s=TITLE-ABS-KEY%28Carbon+Footprint+of+Apostichopus+japonicus+Cultivation+Based+on+Marine+Bottom-sowing%3A+A+Case+in+Shandong+Province%2C+China%29&sl=135&sessionSearchId=de457421a78c125c76ecc51a70e0e93d&relpos=0

BibTex

@article{BUT187940,
  author="Yang, L. and An, D. and Cui, Y. and Jia, X. and Yang, D. and Sun, M. and Li, W. and Wang, Y. and Wu, L.",
  title="Carbon Footprint of Apostichopus japonicus Cultivation Based on Marine Bottom-sowing: A Case in Shandong Province, China",
  journal="Chemical Engineering Transactions",
  year="2023",
  number="103",
  pages="709--714",
  doi="10.3303/CET23103119",
  issn="2283-9216",
  url="https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85179103514&origin=resultslist&sort=plf-f&src=s&sid=de457421a78c125c76ecc51a70e0e93d&sot=b&sdt=b&s=TITLE-ABS-KEY%28Carbon+Footprint+of+Apostichopus+japonicus+Cultivation+Based+on+Marine+Bottom-sowing%3A+A+Case+in+Shandong+Province%2C+China%29&sl=135&sessionSearchId=de457421a78c125c76ecc51a70e0e93d&relpos=0"
}