Distiller's Dried Grains with Solubles (market for)
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The activity generating the emissions is market for Distiller's Dried Grains with Solubles. The Reference Product is Distiller's Dried Grains with Solubles. The product Distillers 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 Reference Product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/4305/documentation
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Distiller's Dried Grains with Solubles (market for) |
| Sector | Agriculture/Hunting/Forestry/Fishing |
| Category | Arable Farming |
| Source | ecoinvent |
| Source Dataset | Cut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12 |
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Unit Type | |
| Year | 2012 |
| Year Released | 2025 |
| Emission Factor |
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| Scopes | 3.1 |
LCA Activity | cradle_to_consumer |
Supported CO2e Calculation Method | AR5, AR6 |
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