Emission Factor

Distiller's dried grains with solubles (ethanol production from rye)

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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 'Distiller's 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 cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameDistiller's dried grains with solubles (ethanol production from rye)
SectorEnergy
CategoryFuel
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.10
Region
Unit Type
Year
2002
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: 9cdc6761-ecb6-4eac-839f-17ed7b1eae44

API Reference

Activity ID
fuel-type_ethanol_production_from_rye-fuel_use_distillers_dried_grains_with_solubles_ethanol_production_from_rye
UUID
70bfded3-206a-4ac7-ba26-b5f91d815dc9
Code Snippet
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