Emission Factor

Distiller's dried grains with solubles (market for Distiller's Dried Grains with Solubles)

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Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product 'Distiller's Dried Grains with Solubles' (DDGS) is a by-product of ethanol production from potatoes maize or rye. 1kg of produced hydrated ethanol 95% (dry basis i.e. 1.05 kg hydrated ethanol wet basis) corresponds to 1 kg of DDGS (wet basis 90% dry matter). DDGS is produced by means of dry-milling technology. DDGS is used as protein feed for animals. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameDistiller's dried grains with solubles (market for Distiller's Dried Grains with Solubles)
SectorAgriculture/Hunting/Forestry/Fishing
CategoryArable Farming
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.10
Region
Unit Type
Year
2012
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 20Version log
  • Replaced by: 9b08466e-7a7a-4f25-a70f-b67054e5abd8

API Reference

Activity ID
arable_farming-type_distillers_dried_grains_with_solubles_market_for_distillers_dried_grains_with_solubles
UUID
52d04306-6fb3-40c6-8c4f-e9c3fdb6bd2a
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