Emission Factor

Wood chips - dry - measured as dry mass (structural timber production)

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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 dry measured as dry mass' represent dry wood chips which are produced as by-products in wood manufacturing activities such as cross-laminated timber production wooden furniture production and plywood production. The weight is expressed as dry mass. Wood chips are produced by chopping larger pieces of wood into chips. Wood chips are used as wood fuel. In the ecoinvent database wood chips dry are further used for pulping processes and for the production of engineered wood products such as fibreboard and particleboard. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameWood chips - dry - measured as dry mass (structural timber production)
SectorAgriculture/Hunting/Forestry/Fishing
CategoryTimber and Forestry Products
Sourceecoinvent
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: 549dfe71-d089-458c-9b08-b2115a60fe18

API Reference

Activity ID
timber_forestry-type_wood_chips_dry_measured_as_dry_mass_structural_timber_production
UUID
6fd2007b-8c70-4ae3-8205-a28934fa6265
Code Snippet
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