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Potato starch (production)
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The activity generating the emissions is potato starch production. The Reference Product is potato starch. The product potato starch is a processed agricultural product with a water content of 20% by weight. The production steps include washing of the potatoes, chopping, separation of the potato fruit water, washing, refinering and finally drying of the starch. The Reference Product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/8484/documentation
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Potato starch (production) |
| Sector | Agriculture/Hunting/Forestry/Fishing |
| Category | Arable Farming |
| Source | ecoinvent |
| Source Dataset | Cut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12 |
| Region | |
Unit Type | |
| Year | 2002 |
| Year Released | 2025 |
| Emission Factor |
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| Scopes | 3.1 |
LCA Activity | source_specific |
Supported CO2e Calculation Method | AR5, AR6 |
| Data Versioning |
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Activity ID
arable_farming-type_potato_starch_potato_starch_production
UUID
6e6a978f-ab1b-4d52-aef9-5787bde48b4b
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