Emission Factor

Sawdust - wet - measured as dry mass (suction)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is suction, sawdust. The reference product is sawdust, wet, measured as dry mass. Sawdust is a by-product from the sawing process of sawlog and veneer log in the sawmill. Sawdust, wet, measured as dry mass represent sawdust which has been transported via aspiration (suction) and collected at a silo at the sawmill site. The amount is expressed as dry mass. In the ecoinvent database this sawdust product is further used for the production of wood pellets, particleboard and fibreboard. The reference product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/14162/documentation.

PropertyValue
NameSawdust - wet - measured as dry mass (suction)
SectorAgriculture/Hunting/Forestry/Fishing
CategoryTimber and Forestry Products
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.11
Region
Unit Type
Year
2012
Year Released
2024
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
timber_forestry-type_sawdust_wet_measured_as_dry_mass_suction_sawdust
UUID
4f955479-dd72-4da8-a423-cc98ad0e67f2
Code Snippet
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