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Distiller's Dried Grains with Solubles (ethanol production from rye)

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The activity generating the emissions is ethanol production from rye. 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 transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/1665/documentation

PropertyValue
NameDistiller's Dried Grains with Solubles (ethanol production from rye)
SectorEnergy
CategoryFuel
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Europe (Ecoinvent) (ECOINVENT_EUROPE)
Unit Type
Weight
Year
2002
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.3
LCA Activity
source_specific
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
fuel-type_ethanol_production_from_rye-fuel_use_distillers_dried_grains_with_solubles_ethanol_production_from_rye
UUID
998aaef6-896f-4611-a03c-7f41148e8dc8
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