Emission Factor

Sewage sludge 75% water WWT WW from potato starch production (market for sewage sludge 75% water WWT WW from potato starch 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 sewage sludge 75% water WWT WW from potato starch production' is a liquid waste under the category of industrial wastes. This sewage sludge is produced exclusively in the wastewater treatment (WWT) of 'WW from potato starch production'. The composition of the sewage sludge is specific to and dependent on the original composition of 'WW from potato starch production'. 'sewage sludge 75% water WWT WW from potato starch production' contain the following fractions: 100% sewage sludge with 75% water content. By the database default (and per unit of reference product),'sewage sludge 75% water WWT WW from potato starch production' has 75% water on wet mass basis (25% dry matter) and Carbon present is of both fossil (0.59% on a dry matter basis) and non-fossil origin (55.29% on a dry matter basis). It has a higher heating value of 24.94 MJ/kg and a lower heating value of 16.84 MJ/kg. This kind of by-product (recyclable or waste) is generated in a specific treatment process and as such is not intended to be used as for modelling waste outputs from other activities. In the ecoinvent database treatment option/s for this by-product include: deposition (sanitary landfill). Based on the aforementioned treatments this by-product receives it is a non-hazardous waste. This by-product can be modelled on two levels: treatment activity and market activity. The former one refers to the specific technology treating the by-product while the latter level represents a mix of treatments. Users are encouraged to inspect the modelling assumptions of the treatment activities and when selecting the market to additionally inspect the treatment mix. Collection and transportation of this by-product is accounted in the respective market activity users are advised to inspect and modify the average transportation distances for a case specific modelling. The cut-off classification is Waste. The activity type is market activity. The reference product amount is -1.

PropertyValue
NameSewage sludge 75% water WWT WW from potato starch production (market for sewage sludge 75% water WWT WW from potato starch production)
SectorWaste
CategoryWaste Management
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.10
Region
Unit Type
Year
2010
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
waste_management-type_sewage_sludge_75_percent_water_wwt_ww_from_potato_starch_production_market_for_sewage_sludge_75_percent_water_wwt_ww_from_potato_starch_production
UUID
7c40690f-9ff8-4b9d-80c8-6e2f1631dae9
Code Snippet
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