Emission Factor

Distiller's Dried Grains with Solubles (market for)

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Emission factor summary

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 ordinary market activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/4305/documentation.

PropertyValue
NameDistiller's Dried Grains with Solubles (market for)
SectorAgriculture/Hunting/Forestry/Fishing
CategoryArable Farming
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
arable_farming-type_distillers_dried_grains_with_solubles_market_for_distillers_dried_grains_with_solubles
UUID
73230dd2-fa0a-40d1-9cc2-2fac9bda493d
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