ASTM E3066-16

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Designation: E3066 − 16
Standard Practice for
Assessing Relative Sustainability Involving Energy or
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Chemicals from Biomass
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E3066; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope ISO 14044 Life Cycle Assessment—Requirements and
Guidelines
1.1 This practice provides a methodology for assessing the
ISO 13065 Sustainability Criteria for Bioenergy
relativesustainabilityofproducts,processesorprojectsinvolv-
ing energy and chemicals derived from biomass.
3. Terminology
1.2 These assessments will facilitate informed decisions,
3.1 For general terminology, refer to Terminology E1705.
leading to more sustainable outcomes.
NOTE 1—The user is advised that the definitions used by various
1.3 This practice provides a methodology that includes
industries, marketers, and regulatory bodies can differ from those specific
settinggoalsandobjectives,identifyingtheappropriatecontext
to this standard. It is the responsibility of the user to ensure that the terms
and selecting appropriate indicators that ensure comparable,
used in a particular context are clearly understood.
equivalent and replicable assessments of relative sustainability
3.2 Definitions:
where at least one option is available from biomass.
3.2.1 biomass, n—substance wholly comprised of living or
1.4 The objectives of this practice are to reduce bias and
recently living (nonfossil) material.
distortion in the marketplace, facilitate fair comparison of
3.2.1.1 Discussion—Sometimes referred to as renewable
options, focus on assessments reflecting stakeholder priorities,
organic material, examples of biomass include whole or parts
and support continual improvement for more sustainable out-
of plants, trees, aquatic organisms, animals, algae and micro-
comes.
organisms.
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the
3.2.2 continual improvement, n—a systematic, iterative pro-
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
cess of identifying and evaluating options and selecting those
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
that provide incremental improvements toward achieving de-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
fined goals and objectives.
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
3.2.3 indicator, n—specific, science-based, observable and
2. Referenced Documents
measurable characteristic.
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
3.2.4 measure, v—quantify the size, amount, or degree of
E1705 Terminology Relating to Biotechnology
something using a science-based approach and appropriate
E3050 Specification for Denatured Ethanol for Use as Cook-
units.
ing and Appliance Fuel
3.2.4.1 Discussion—Science-based approach involves:
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2.2 ISO Standards:
measurement, objective observation, evidence, induction,
ISO 14040 Environmental Management—Life Cycle As-
repetition, critical analysis, and verification.
sessment -- Principles and framework
3.2.5 science-based, adj—scientific practices based on
natural, social, or economic sciences that employ the scientific
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E48 on
method.
Bioenergy and Industrial Chemicals from Biomass and is the direct responsibility of
3.2.5.1 Discussion—The scientific method is based on evi-
SubcommitteeE48.80onSustainabilityofBioenergyandIndustrialChemicalsfrom
dence and typically involves one or more of the following:
Biomass.
Current edition approved July 1, 2016. Published August 2016. DOI: E3066–16
objective observation, experiment, models, critical analysis,
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
verification and testing, repetition, and induction.
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
3.2.6 stakeholder, n—individual, group, or organization that
the ASTM website.
can affect or be directly affected by the product, process, or
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Available from International Organization for Standardization (ISO), ISO
project under assessment.
Central Secretariat, BIBC II, Chemin de Blandonnet 8, CP 401, 1214 Vernier,
Geneva, Switzerland, http://www.iso.org. 3.2.6.1 Discussion—The selection of stakeholders depends
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on the specific product, process or project and context. Stake- 4.3 Context and Stakeholders
holders may vary over time and can include regulatory
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