Emission Factor

Wood chips - wet - measured as dry mass (softwood forestry - spruce - sustainable forest management)

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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 'wood chips wet measured as dry mass' represent wood chips produced from residual wood (slab and sidings) and logs at the sawmill site as well as wood chips produced in forestry activities. The weight is expressed as dry mass. Wood chips are produced by chopping larger pieces of softwood or hardwood into chips. 'Wood chips wet measured as dry mass' are produced with a stationary electric chipper (at the sawmill) with a mobile chipper (at forest road) or with a diesel terrain chipper (in the stand). Wood chips wet are mostly used as wood fuel. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameWood chips - wet - measured as dry mass (softwood forestry - spruce - sustainable forest management)
SectorAgriculture/Hunting/Forestry/Fishing
CategoryTimber and Forestry Products
Sourceecoinvent
Region
Unit Type
Year
2010
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
timber_forestry-type_wood_chips_wet_measured_as_dry_mass_softwood_forestry_spruce_sustainable_forest_management
UUID
d244ad1e-c957-4f86-b49a-627a89fae9d1
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