Publications
Riffel, B., “Field-to-Gate Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Succinic Acid Produced
via E.coli/Electrodialysis Process at BioAmber’s Facility in Sarnia, Ontario,”
Riffel Consulting, prepared for BioAmber, October 2012.
Riffel, B., “Field-to-Gate Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with Succinic
Acid Produced at BioAmber’s Facility in Sarnia, Ontario,” Riffel Consulting, prepared
for BioAmber, LCA.6057.64.2012, August 2012.
Riffel, B., Loreti, C., “Energy Savings Potential of Bio-Methylene Malonate and Wood
Products, Paints, Resins and Polymers Manufactured with DEMM,” Life Cycle
Associates, prepared for Bioformix, LCA.6058.1.2012, July 2012.
Riffel, B., “Life Cycle Energy and Emission Assessment of Bioamber’s Succinic Acid
Produced at Pomacle Facility,” Life Cycle Associates, prepared for BioAmber,
LCA.6057.64.2012, May 2012.
Riffel, B., Unnasch, S., “Review of Fuel Programs, Sustainability Frameworks and
Criteria” Life Cycle Associates, prepared for U.S. DOT/RITA/Volpe Center,
LCA.6049.25.2012, May 2012.
Riffel, B., “Life Cycle Assessment Summary of Bioamber’s Pomacle Succinic Acid Plant
Performed by Boustead Consulting, Ltd.” Life Cycle Associates, prepared for
BioAmber, May 2012.
Riffel, B., Unnasch, S., “Life Cycle Assessment of Algae-to-Oil, Algae-to-Jet Fuel and
Algae-to-Electricity in Hawaii,” Life Cycle Associates, prepared for Phycal,
LCA.6063.2012, March 2012.
Riffel, B., et al., “Renewable Hydrocarbon Fuels for Military Applications, Final Report”,
Section 4: Environmental Life Cycle Assessment, Life Cycle Associates, prepared
for the Ohio Aerospace Institute and the Air Force Research Lab, September 2011.
Riffel, B., “Life Cycle Energy and Emission Assessment of Bioamber’s Adipic Acid and
HMDA Production Pathways,” Life Cycle Associates, prepared for BioAmber,
LCA.6057.1.2011, July 2011.
Riffel, B., “Life Cycle Carbon Intensity of Corn Ethanol Produced at Marquis Energy’s
Fuel Plant in Necedah, Wisconsin”, Life Cycle Associates, prepared for Marquis
Energy, LCA.6038.2.2011, July 2011.
Riffel, B., Unnasch, S., “Calculation of Life Cycle GHG Emissions for FT Jet Fuel Produced
at the Rentech Olympiad FT Fuel Plant Based on GHGenius Model”, Life Cycle
Associates, prepared for Rentech, May 2011.
Unnasch, S., Riffel, B., Sanchez, S. and Waterland, L., “Review of Transportation Fuel Life
Cycle Analysis”, Life Cycle Associates, prepared for Coordinating Research Council,
Report no. E-88, February 2011.
Riffel, B., Unnasch, S., “Life Cycle GHG Analysis of Biomass-to-Liquid Fuels via Gasification
and Fast Pyrolysis”, Life Cycle Associates, prepared for DOE and SAIC,
LCA.7003.38P.2010, December 2010.
Unnasch, S., Riffel, B., “Life Cycle Analysis of BioProcess Algae’s Renewable Diesel Fuel
Pathway,” Life Cycle Associates, prepared for Bioprocess Algae, LCA.6027.35B.2010,
June 2010.
Unnasch, S., Riffel, B., Waterland, L., Loreti, C., “Analysis of the Environmental Protection
Agency Draft Regulatory Impact Analysis: Changes to Renewable Fuel Standard,” Life
Cycle Associates, the Loreti Group, prepared for the American Petroleum Institute,
LCA.8009.21P.2009, December 2009.
Riffel, B., Unnasch, S., “Life Cycle Analysis of Oil Sands based Petroleum Fuels using a
Modified GREET Model”, Life Cycle Associates, prepared for Shell, August 2009.
Unnasch, S., Riffel, B., “Requirements for Developing a Low Carbon Fuel Standard for
Northeast Status”, Life Cycle Associates, prepared for NESCCAF Northeast States
Center for a Clean Air Future, Boston, July 2009.
Unnasch, S., Riffel, B., Mueller, S., “Assessment of RedOx Biofuels Ethanol Production
Technologies: August 2008 Update”, Life Cycle Associates, prepared for RedOx,
LCA-8002-5S.2008, August 2008.
Riffel, B., et al., “The Acid Catalyzed Nitration of Methanol: Formation of Methyl Nitrate via
Aerosol Chemistry,” Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry, 2007.
Riffel, B., “Estimating the Carbon Dioxide Equivalency Factor (CEF) Associated with
Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides,” UC Davis-ITS publication, 2007.