Room: Poster Area
Date: Tuesday, 19 May 2026
Time: 17:30 - 18:30 CEST
Session code 2AV.5
Life cycle insights for a circular bioeconomy: technologies, waste valorisation, and policy
Water-Food-Energy (WFE) Nexus in Brazil and Assessment of Its Relationship with Bioenergy and Biofuels
Short Introductive summary
This study investigates the Water–Food–Energy (WFE) nexus in Brazil, focusing on its relationship with bioenergy and biofuels. By applying GIS-based spatial analysis and a suite of WFE indicators, including water footprints, energy return on water invested (ERoWI), food–land displacement indices, and resilience scores, the research evaluates trade-offs and synergies across water resources, agricultural production, and bioenergy. Special attention is given to advanced biofuel pathways such as sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) and hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL), which may reduce land-use conflicts and enhance resource efficiency.
Presenter
Electo Eduardo SILVA LORA
UNIFEI / FAPEPE, BRAZIL
Presenter's biography
Electo Eduardo Silva Lora as a Researcher Productivity Grant 1A from the Brazilian National Research Council - CNPq. Mechanical Engineer by the NPU in Odessa in Ukraine (1980),Ph.D. in Steam Generators and Nuclear Reactors by the PUSP in Russia.
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Co-authors:
O.J. Venturini, Universidade Federal de Itajubá, Minas Gerais, BRAZIL
R.M. Barros, Universidade Federal de Itajubá, Minas Gerais, BRAZIL
R.V. Andrade, Universidade Federal de Itajubá, Minas Gerais, BRAZIL
Q.R. Quintero Bertel, Universidad de Sucre, Colombia, Minas Gerais, BRAZIL
O.O. Adeoye, Universidade Federal de Itajubá, Minas Gerais, BRAZIL
Session reference: 2AV.5.14