Emission Factor

Sawdust - wet - measured as dry mass (sulfate pulp production - from softwood - bleached)

Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.8. Sawdust is a by-product from the sawing process of sawlog and veneer log in the sawmill. 'Sawdust, wet, measured as dry mass' represent sawdust which has been transported via aspiration (suction) and collected at a silo at the sawmill site. The amount is expressed as dry mass. In the ecoinvent database this sawdust product is further used for the production of wood pellets, particleboard and fibreboard. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameSawdust - wet - measured as dry mass (sulfate pulp production - from softwood - bleached)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryPaper and Cardboard
Sourceecoinvent
Region
Unit Type
Year
2017
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 13.13Version log
  • Replaced by: 7d007075-93e8-4301-a8d7-7b9760732952

API Reference

Activity ID
paper_and_cardboard-type_sawdust_wet_measured_as_dry_mass_sulfate_pulp_production_from_softwood_bleached
UUID
7d255811-78b0-4d53-89dd-02e6ac224ae7_dfaef357-a79e-4846-aabc-848b1ab59fbb
Code Snippet
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