Emission Factor

Maize grain - feed (production)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is maize grain, feed production. The reference product is maize grain, feed. The product maize grain, feed represents 1 kg processed feedstuff (fresh weight). Maize grain is an annual crop. This product is used for animal feed. Its production includes the feedstuff processing (crushing or milling, heat treatment, dosing, mixing squeezing and pelleting), storage of the feed mixes, water use, wastewater treatment, transformation and use of land related to the storage buildings. The reference product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/12985/documentation.

PropertyValue
NameMaize grain - feed (production)
SectorAgriculture/Hunting/Forestry/Fishing
CategoryArable Farming
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.11
Region
Unit Type
Year
1996
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_maize_grain_feed_maize_grain_feed_production
UUID
79bdd8be-22db-4c2a-a67d-809530b71461
Code Snippet
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