Sunflower Oil Production Research Articles

Prediction of the Behavior of Sunflower Husk Ash after Its Processing by Various Torrefaction Methods

Biomass can be considered an alternative to coal in the production of heat and electricity. Many types of biomass are waste from agriculture and the food industry. This waste is cheap, readily available, and replenished annually. However, most agricultural and food industry wastes (sugar cane pulp, olive and sunflower oil production wastes, straw, etc.) have ash with a low melting point. This leads to a rapid growth of ash deposits on the heating surfaces of boilers; as a result, the actual efficiency of boilers in which waste from agriculture and the food industry is burned is 45–50%. Known biomass pre-treatment technologies that allow for the fuel characteristics of biowaste. For example, leaching of biowaste in water at a temperature of 80–240 °C makes it possible to drastically reduce the content of alkali metal compounds in the ash, the presence of which reduces the melting point of the ash. However, this biomass pre-treatment technology is complex and requires additional costs for drying the treated biomass. We proposed to use torrefaction for pre-treatment of biomass, which makes it possible to increase the heat of combustion of biomass, increase the hydrophobicity of biomass, and reduce the cost of grinding it. However, we are not aware of studies that have studied the effect of torrefaction on the chemical composition of ash from the point of view of solving the problem of preventing the formation of agglomerates and reducing the growth rate of ash deposits on the convective heating surfaces of boilers. In this paper, the characteristics of sunflower husk subjected to torrefaction in an environment of superheated steam at a temperature of 300 °C and in an environment of gaseous products at a temperature of 250 °C are studied. All experiments were conducted using fluidized bed technology. The resulting biochar has a calorific value of 14.8–23% higher than the initial husk. To assess the behavior of sunflower husk ash, predictive coefficients were calculated. Torrefaction of sunflower husks does not exclude the possibility of slagging of the furnace but reduces the likelihood of slagging by 2.31–7.27 times. According to calculations, the torrefaction of sunflower husks reduces the likelihood of ash deposits on the convective heating surfaces of the boiler by 2.1–12.2 times. According to its fuel characteristics, the husk, after torrefaction in an environment of superheated steam, approaches wood waste, i.e., can be burned separately without additives or mixtures with other fuels with refractory ash.

THE INFLUENCE OF THE RUSSIAN UKRAINIAN WAR ON GLOBAL AND DOMESTIC FOOD SUPPLY

Under fictitious pretexts, Russia has unleashed an unprovoked war against Ukraine that is spreading beyond our country. One of the most tragic consequences of this war is the intensification of the global problem of hunger. Ukraine and Russia are among the leading suppliers of food to the global market – they account for 25.4% of world wheat exports and 17.6% of coarse grain. Forecasts of declining exports of their grain products have provoked an unprecedented rise in global food prices. The critical dependence of the global food market on Ukrainian agri-food exports has formed in the segment of sunflower oil – Ukraine accounts for almost 50% of the relevant market. As Ukraine’s share in the structure of global sunflower oil production is 30.6%, it is impossible to find a replacement in the short term. Together with the risks of sanctions restrictions on Russian exports, this led to an increase in world prices for sunflower oil from 1,700 to 2,250 dollars for 1 t. Many poor countries that are currently facing a catastrophic food shortage are buyers of Ukrainian grain products – until recently, Ukraine was the main supplier of wheat grain to Ethiopia, Lebanon and Pakistan. Ukraine has been a major supplier of corn grain to China – in 2021 it accounted for 78.3% of Chinese imports of these products. Blocking the export of Ukrainian corn threatens to reduce the number of pigs in China and reduce the production of relevant products. The resumption of Ukrainian agri-food exports in the previous volumes is possible only if the cessation of hostilities, the return of control over all ports and the unblocking of Azov and Black Sea civilian shipping. Because the possibilities of logistics of transport communications on land do not exceed 1 million tons of grain per month. There are grounds for restrained optimism about Ukraine’s domestic food security on the following basis: – the country has stocks of wheat, corn, sunflower oil, basic products for 3-5 years; – according to various forecasts in Ukraine this year is expected to produce cereals and legumes, technical and other crops in sufficient quantities for domestic food supply; – the forced sharp reduction in exports of Ukrainian grain products may lead to its redirection to the feeding of farm animals and increase meat production in areas where there is no fighting.

DEVELOPMENT OF PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY OF HIGH-PROTEIN FEED ADDITIVE FROM BY-PRODUCTS OF SUNFLOWER OIL PRODUCTION

The oil and fat industry of Ukraine is one of the most powerful branches of the food industry, the development of which is of particular importance for assessing the country's food security. The screening showed that Ukraine occupies a leading position in the world market for the production of sunflower and sunflower oil, as well as the export of sunflower oil. The largest Ukrainian companies producing unrefined and refined sunflower oil are listed.The structural scheme of obtaining by-products, which are formed during the processing of oil crops, which have a rather high feed value and are used in feeding agricultural animals and poultry, is presented. Determining factors affecting the amount of by-products of vegetable oil production are characterized.Production of a high-protein feed additive based on sunflower meal, sunflower cake and mineral raw materials is proposed.A technological process scheme for the production of a high-protein feed additive has been developed, which provides for the following technological lines: a line for cleaning oilseeds; fall line of oilseeds; oil seed core pressing line; cake and meal preparation line; mineral raw material preparation line; dosage line; mixing line; granulation line.The production of the proposed high-protein feed additive in granulated form can be carried out at the existing oil processing enterprise in the meal granulation shop, which will make it possible to effectively use the by-products of sunflower oil production.

More sustainable vegetable oil: Balancing productivity with carbon storage opportunities

Intensive cultivation and post-harvest vegetable oil production stages are major sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Variation between production systems and reporting disparity have resulted in discordance in previous emissions estimates. The aim of this study was to assess global systems-wide variation in GHG emissions resulting from palm, soybean, rapeseed and sunflower oil production. Such an analysis is critical to understand the implications of meeting increasing edible oil demand. To achieve this, we performed a unified re-analysis of life cycle input data from diverse palm, soybean, rapeseed, and sunflower oil production systems, from a saturating search of published literature. The resulting dataset reflects almost 6000 producers in 38 countries, and is representative of over 71% of global vegetable oil production. Across all oil crop systems, median GHG emissions were 3.81 kg CO2e per kg refined oil. Crop specific median emissions ranged from 2.49 kg CO2e for rapeseed oil to 4.25 kg CO2e for soybean oil per kg refined oil. Determination of the carbon cost of agricultural land occupation revealed that carbon storage potential in native compared to agricultural land cover drives variation in production GHG emissions, and indicates that expansion of production in low carbon storage potential land, whilst reforesting areas of high carbon storage potential, could reduce net GHG emissions whilst boosting productivity. Nevertheless, there remains considerable scope to improve sustainability within current production systems, including through increasing yields whilst limiting application of inputs with high carbon footprints, and in the case of palm oil through more widespread adoption of methane capture technologies in processing stages.

Impact of the Agreements of the Eurasian Economic Union on the Competitiveness of the Agricultural Sector of the Member States

The purpose of this study is to obtain scientific and practical results aimed at the use of the advantages of integration processes within the Eurasian Economic Union to increase the sustainability and competitiveness of the development of sensitive industries of the agri-food sector in the Eurasian Economic Union member states. The assessment of the potential for export growth and the potential for import substitution was performed according to the methodology for assessing the potential for export growth and is based on previous research developments. The study assessed the impact of the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union on the stability and competitiveness of such processing industries as: canned milk (condensed and non-condensed products), cheese making, production of sunflower oil, sausages and white sugar. It has been established that competitive pressure from foreign producers in the context of the development of integration processes can revive the internal competitive environment.

Practical Potential of Grain Impurities in the Processing of Sunflower Oil Raw Materials in the Oil and Fat Industry

Abstract The analysis of statistical data showed that a large amount of plant waste is generated annually in oil and fat production plants, which must be processed and reused. The paper analyzes the problems of reusing sunflower oil production waste, which is characterized by a relatively high energy value: 1 ton of plant waste is equivalent to 0.625 tons of conventional fuel. According to the mathematical estimation, the actual total amount of impurities is 7.29%, in which major impurities constitute 25.7%. Studies have shown a high probability of oil – containing impurities – 37.25%. Therefore, it is recommended to process such impurities into fuel briquettes and technical oil to increase the profitability of sunflower oil production. For example, at the annual load of technological equipment of the Melitopol Oil Extraction Plant, in 250 days, at a daily processing capacity of 550 t˙day-1, an annual profit of 560,000 EUR is obtainable from the sunflower grain impurities processed into fuel and technical oil.

SUNFLOWER OIL MARKET IN UKRAINE: STATE AND CHALLENGES

This paper aims to provide analysis of state and challenges of the sunflower oil market in Ukraine. To conduct purposes in the article, the significance of agriculture was highlighted and evaluation of Ukrainian sunflower oil market was done. Market research of sunflower oil market was divided on two periods: (1) before the russian invasion to Ukraine; (2) the period of the hostilities on the Ukrainian territory. The period until hostilities characterizes by growing tendency of sunflower oil production in Ukraine and increase of export capacities. Indeed, in 2020/2021 MY 5010 thousand t of sunflower oil was produced, where 93% was exported that is 40% on the world supply of sunflower oil on the market. At the same time Ukraine cover sunflower oil domestic needs, i.e. approximately 10% of total production. The indices of self-sufficiency ratio was increased each years and in 2020/2021 MY was equalled to 9.61%. The second period in Ukraine could be distinguish by problems, which negatively harm the sunflower oil market due to hostilities, i.e. disturbance of supply chains due to blocked ports; partially mined the territory and ongoing hostilities, which decrease harvested area under sunflower; increase prices of input factors for sunflower oil production; sunflower seeds and sunflower oil prices volatility. In turn, these lead to the situation, when sunflower products manufacturing, export and economic indices are unpredictable. Taking into account the fact that Ukrainian sunflower oil is export oriented product, accordingly on domestic market are influenced prices that formed at the world markets of vegetable oils. In the article the sunflower oil prices were forecasted for short time period. It showed price increase and at the end of the year could be reach to 1700 US dollar per tone. Indeed, positive trend on the world market will bring benefits for processing enterprises despite on uncertainty of country environment

ЁҒ-МОЙ САНОАТИ МАҲСУЛОТЛАРИ ВА УЛАРНИ ИШЛАБ ЧИҚАРИШ БОСҚИЧЛАРИ ТАСНИФИ

The article highlights such issues as fat-and-oil industry products and their components, features of the fat-and-oil production process, sunflower oil production technology, as well as production stages at fat-and-oil industry enterprises and their classification

FINANCIAL SECURITY OF THE ENTERPRISE: AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH TO EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT

Purpose – The main purpose of the article is to justify an alternative approach to assessing the level of financial security of the enterprises based on use the model of modified and adjusted financial statements. Research methodology – The following methods of general theoretical and empirical research were used in the writing of the article: abstract-logical (when systematizing scientific publications on the problems of financial security management of enterprises), comparisons and grouping (when developing and validating a model of modified financial statements), coefficient (when considering and using models for adjusting modified financial statements), grouping (when clustering enterprises depending on the results of the analysis), formalization (when developing a matrix for diagnosing the level of financial security of enterprises), generalization (when formulating research findings). Findings – Based on an established sample from nine of sunflower oil production enterprises of Ukraine their modified financial statements have been developed, it was adjusted to the consumer price index, key financial indicators of the model have been identified and the level of their financial security over the past 7 years have been assessed. The research identified a direct relationship between the level of financial security of enterprises and key financial indicators: financial stability, solvency and financial risk. Also, the proposed methodological approach can be not only an important tool for diagnosing the level of financial security of enterprises, but also its forecasting. Research limitations – The research limitation is associated with sampling size and geographical scope. Also, the diagnostic results may differ depending on the chosen adjustment base, determination of adjustment method and selection of inflation measurement method for the modification financial statements. Practical implications – Practical use of the proposed model proves that it is a convenient, simple, understandable and effective tool for diagnosing the financial security level of enterprises in terms of the main components: financial stability, solvency, and risk. The use of the proposed approach to the assessment of the financial security of the enterprise can serve as an indicator of the overall efficiency of its management at sunflower oil production enterprises and as an informative tool for factor analysis. Originality/Value – Consideration of a significantly different, alternative approach that allows enterprises to quickly and easily diagnose the level of their financial security; to manage it effectively during the current period, and can also become the basis for the formation of strategic directions of financial development and forecasting of the level of financial security for prospective period.

Time-Varying Integration of Ukrainian Sunflower Oil Market with the EU Market

Ukraine (UA) is one of the world-leading countries in sunflower oil production and sunflower oil exports. Due to the increasing demand caused by biofuel regulations, the European Union (EU) remains the key importer of Ukrainian sunflower oil. Therefore, the aim of the proposed research is to provide an evaluation of the time-varying integration of the UA sunflower oil market with the EU market. To fulfill this goal, first, the trends in sunflower oil production and exports in Ukraine as well as trade regulations are presented. The market integration was assessed using the ARDL-ECM approach that was applied to weekly sunflower oil prices in the period from 2000 to 2020. The analytical study was supplemented with the Toda-Yamamoto (T-Y) Granger causality test, the Bai-Perron multiple structural breakpoint test (B-P) as well as impulse response functions (IRF). This study and the obtained results for the whole sample confirm the presence of a long-run relationship between EU and UA prices. The EU prices are the Granger cause for UA prices, as it is shown in the T-Y test. The Bai-Perron test indicates the existence of multiple structural breaks that can be justified by the market condition and policy modifications. Both the long- and the short-run response of UA prices to changes in EU prices vary significantly in different sub-periods.

Using secondary resources of sunflower seed processing to create new natural origin surfactants

Today great attention is paid to development of advanced technologies for production of ecologically safe, nonpolluting and biodegradable products, including without limitation cosmetic-hygiene detergents and household products. One of the main ingredients in formulation of such products is surfactants. For the purpose of widening of the assortment of such products it is essential to create new types of biodegradable surfactants derived from renewable, as a rule, plant raw materials. The object of this paper is development of technology for production of non-ionic surfactant, alkyl polyglycoside (APG), with improved characteristics on the basis of the alternative plant raw material, sunflower husks, being the waste by-product of sunflower processing, which is the most commonly available raw material in our country. The output of sunflower processing aiming at sunflower oil production is growing year by year and takes the leading place in the oil-and-fat industry, therefore processing of the waste product in the form of husks is of particular interest now. In the course of work the existing technologies of APG production were studied and their shortcomings were identified. According to such technologies alkyl polyglycoside is produced by combining glucose or aqueous syrupy solution of glucose with C10- C16 alcohol. As the sources of starch, from which glucose is produced further, there are used rice, corn, potatoes or wheat. Such products represent no wastes and have rather high production cost. Fatty alcohols are produced from imported palm or coconut oil. The new technology suggested by us is based on usage of the available and cheap raw materials. Glucose syrup is made with the help of the method of hydrolysis of sunflower husks cellulose, and fatty acids are derived from the sunflower processing cycle at the stage of alkali refining of sunflower oil, comprising C16-C18 atoms. Analysis of organoleptic, physical-and-chemical characteristics and evaluation of consumer properties of the resulting alkyl polyglycoside were performed. It was established that according to the suggested method it is possible to produce a non-ionic surfactant with improved detergent (CCM) and foaming power (foam height, foam stability), and also having soft dermatological action. The alkyl polyglycoside, created and produced with the help of our technology, can be used as an alternate substitute of expensive foreign non-ionic surfactants, can be helpful for extension of the assortment of biodegradable foam detergents, nonpolluting and safe for the environment.

Influence of Phosphatide Content in the Unrefined Sunflower Oil on Its Thermal and Rheological Properties

The results of a study of the effect of the content of phosphatides in sunflower oil on its heat capacity and viscosity are presented. These studies are needed for more accurate calculations of thermal and hydrodynamic conditions in the technology of production and processing of sunflower oil. New results can become the basis for further understanding of the nature of the structure of sunflower oil under various conditions in real processes. This complements the fundamental knowledge and theory of heat and mass transfer. The adaptation of general experimental and data processing techniques to the conditions of the task is presented. Recommendations for reducing the time of experiments are proposed. New data on heat capacity and viscosity values have been obtained for unrefined sunflower oil with different fatty acid composition, for a wide range of operating parameters from 20 to 140 °C, with a phosphatide content from 0.005 to 0.9683 g/100 g. An unambiguous correlation has been established between the thermal and rheological properties of unrefined sunflower oil. The results show that these properties can have a significant impact on equipment efficiency and oil quality. The developed and repeatedly tested research methodology can be successfully applied to other oils and other conditions.

CLEANING THE VEGETABLE OIL PRODUCTION WASTEWATER WITH ANTHRACITE

The efficiency of anthracite treatment of the wastewaters formed at the sunflower oil production is investigated and discussed in comparison with other water cleaning technologies. It is found that a comparatively small amount of anthracite (10-15 % of the wastewater mass) ensures efficient decontamination and eliminates up to 70 % of the wastewater pollutants. This method does not require any extensive changes in the production technology and can easily be incorporated at the existing production facilities. This efficiency is based on the double-nature structure of the anthracite surface, consisting of the hydrophilic and hydrophobic areas. The former ones ensure a high wettability of the adsorbent and the release of some inorganic ions that provide coagulation of the emulsified contaminants. The latter ones ensure adsorption and extraction of the dissolved and emulsified organic pollutants of the wastewater. The used adsorbent can be filtered out after the extraction and then disposed of in an environmentally safe way through incineration as an admixture to the regular coal fuel.

Frameworks of evaluation of the influence of prices’ dynamics on financial sustainability of enterprises in a supply chain

The article addresses the study of the relationship between the dynamics of product prices and the financial stability of the focal enterprises within a supply chain. Accelerating the changes of the external environment leads to an increasing need of new management instruments to save and develop an enterprise. Ensuring financial sustainability is an important task for each enterprise, particularly in the context of the parameters’ variability of the multidimensional environment. Financial sustainability directly depends on the profit and profitability of an enterprise, which gives grounds for finding the relationship between the financial sustainability indicators of an enterprise and inputs and outputs prices, as factors affecting profit.
 This study focuses on supply chains for the production and sale of sunflower oil. This type of economic activity is constantly in the spotlight of domestic scientists, as Ukraine's share in world production of sunflower oil is about 34%, and in world exports - more than 55%. An enlarged approach to the structure of the supply chain is used in this study. The following links in the domestic market of Ukraine were identified: producer of agricultural products (sunflower seeds), sunflower oil manufacturer, and final consumer.
 The analysis carried out in the study demonstrates that some parameters of the enterprise’s financial sustainability show the different types of response to the prices’ change that have been witnessed within the supply chain. That is a reason of the desirability of the further researches on the influence of prices’ dynamics on financial sustainability of focal enterprises in a supply chain. Besides, the further study of this theme will contribute to improving the methodology of complex measurement of the enterprise’s financial sustainability.

Recommendations for Oil Extraction and Refining Process to Prevent the Formation of Monochloropropane-diol Esters in Sunflower Oil.

The aim of this study was to identify the chlorine source during sunflower oil production and propose mitigation strategies in order to prevent monochloropropane-diol ester (MCPDE) formation. Whole sunflower seeds, the separated kernel, hulls, and pressed cake were studied to pinpoint the location of chlorine donors originating from the crop. Acid-water-based degumming, bleaching, cooling, and heat treatment were performed to mimic the current refining process practices. Various oil extraction and refining scenarios were tested. MCPDE and total monochloropropane-diol (MCPD) content of the heat-treated samples were determined by liquid chromatography-HRMS and by an AOCS Official method. The results show that the oil produced from crop hulls and the bleaching clay used are the strongest chlorine sources boosting the MCPDE formation. Using a mixture of pressed and solvent extracted cake oil as model, total 3-MCPD decreased by a factor of 2 when applying static cooling in combination with a washed bleaching clay.

Does Circular Reuse of Chickpea Cooking Water to Produce Vegan Mayonnaise Reduce Environmental Impact Compared with Egg Mayonnaise?

Consumers are increasingly asking for foods that are healthier, more humane, and environmentally sustainable. Recently, chickpea cooking water—aquafaba—has gained popularity as a potential egg substitute that complies with these criteria. However, research on the environmental impact of this ingredient is lacking. We performed a comparative attributional life cycle assessment (LCA) of mayonnaise made with aquafaba as the emulsifying agent, and traditional mayonnaise made with egg yolk. The vegan mayonnaise was found not to be as environmentally sustainable as the egg-based product. The vegan mayonnaise had a significantly (p < 0.05) lower impact across 4 categories, but a significantly higher impact across 8 categories out of 16, including climate change and resource-use-energy-carriers. The majority of categories under which vegan mayonnaise underperformed were related to the electricity needed for aquafaba processing. These impacts can be mitigated with a “cleaner” electricity grid, or onsite renewable electricity generation. Substituting the Mexican grid, where the aquafaba is currently processed, for the Canadian grid, where the mayonnaise is produced, reduced the carbon footprint of the vegan mayonnaise by 37%, making it similar to the egg-based product. As sunflower oil production was linked to extensive environmental burdens, we performed additional sensitivity analyses around oil processing, sunflower production, and other vegetable oils. Our study shows that substituting egg yolk with aquafaba could cause an increase in the environmental footprint of mayonnaise due to high processing costs, illustrating that vegan options do not always have a smaller environmental footprint, and can represent a trade-off in their comparatively more humane and healthier offer.

Biodiesel Production from Sunflower Oil Using K2CO3 Impregnated Kaolin Novel Solid Base Catalyst

AbstractKaolin clay material was loaded with potassium carbonate by impregnation method as a novel, effective, and economically heterogeneous catalyst for biodiesel production of sunflower oil via the transesterification reaction. The structural and chemical properties of the produced catalysts were characterized through several analyses including the X‐ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, Fourier‐transform infrared spectroscopy, and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller specific surface area. These revealed the best catalyst for the investigated reaction among different ones prepared based upon various impregnation extent of the potassium carbonate. The influence of this parameter was examined through a comparison of the catalytic activity of differently produced catalysts. The impregnation amount of 20 wt% K2CO3 upon the kaolin achieved the highest catalytic activity attributed to its highest basicity. To expand upon the efficiency of transesterification, such reaction parameters including the molar ratio between methanol and oil, reactor loading of the catalyst, and time duration of the reaction were optimized. The highest yield of biodiesel over the K2O/kaolin catalyst was around 95.3 ± 1.2%, which was achieved using the kaolin support impregnated with 20 wt% of K2CO3 under optimum reaction conditions of the catalyst, reactor loading of 5 wt%, reaction temperature of 65 °C, methanol:oil molar ratio of 6:1, and reaction duration time of 4 hours. Ultimately, this optimized catalyst was demonstrated to successfully withstand the aforementioned optimum criteria up to five consecutive reaction cycles while experiencing a rather negligible loss of about 10% of its activity.

ALTERNATIVE FUELS – A PROMISING DIRECTION FOR THE ENERGY COMPLEX OF UKRAINE

The perspectives of processing biomass to raise it to the country’s energy mix. The results of studies of fuel characteristics most commonly used renewable energy in Ukraine: wood waste and agricultural industries. In order to determine the flammability of the analysis of the chemical composition of the waste wood and sunflower husk. Presents estimates of effective thermal conductivity sunflower husks and wood waste (chips) depending on porosity, temperature and moisture content. The expediency of using plant biomass as a fuel in regions without centralized energy supply and available fossil fuel resources has been confirmed. This also applies to enterprises for the processing of wood and agricultural products (woodworking and pulp and paper mills, factories for the production of sunflower oil, etc.), where a large amount of waste from the processing of vegetable raw materials is generated. Bibl. 10, Fig. 1, Tab. 5.

Effects of Physical and Chemical Modification of Sunflower Cake on Polyurethane Composite Foam Properties.

Sunflower cake (SC), which is waste during the production of sunflower oil, was selected as a modifier of properties in polyurethane (PUR) foams. The SC was chemically modified with triphenylsilanol (SC_S) and physically modified with rapeseed oil (SC_O). The influence of SC on the rheological properties of the polyol and the kinetics of foam growth were investigated. PUR foams were characterized by morphological, mechanical, and thermal analysis. The results show that the physical and chemical modification of SC contributes to the changes in the properties of the foams in different ways. Too high hydrophobicity of SC_O affects the structure deterioration, and thus the mechanical properties, and in turn, reduces the affinity for water. In turn, chemical modification with silane allows for obtaining foams with the best mechanical properties.

Prospects of solar systems in production chain of sunflower oil using cold press method with concentrating energy and life cycle assessment

The aim of this study is determination of exergoenvironmental efficiency for using solar technologies in sunflower oil production in Iran. Accordingly, the applications of photovoltaic and photovoltaic/thermal systems were evaluated for both agricultural and industrial phases of sunflower oil production. Energy results reveal that 1 ton of sunflower oil consumes and produces about 180,354 and 39,400 MJ energy, respectively. About 86% of total energy consumption belongs to agricultural phase and electricity with 32%, has the highest share of total energy consumption. IMPACT 2002+ method and cumulative energy demand of life cycle assessment are applied to 3 defined scenarios including Present, photovoltaic and photovoltaic/thermal. Results indicate that total amounts of climate change in Present scenarios is 24537.53 kg CO2 eq. . The highest share of human health (90%), ecosystem quality (90%) and climate change (50%) in all scenarios belongs to direct emissions. Results also illustrates that total cumulative energy demand of Present, photovoltaic and photovoltaic/thermal scenarios are about 177,538, 99,054 and 132,158 MJ 1TSO−1, respectively. Furthermore, the most contribution of non-renewable resources and fossil fuels belongs to electricity (37%), nitrogen (52%) and photovoltaic/thermal panels (39%) in Present, photovoltaic and photovoltaic/thermal scenarios, respectively. Finally the photovoltaic scenario is the best environmental-friendly scenario.