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Maize starch (citric acid production)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is citric acid production. The Reference Product is maize starch. The product maize starch is from milled maize grain. Maize grain is an annual crop. 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/2605/documentation

PropertyValue
NameMaize starch (citric acid production)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryChemical Products
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Rest-of-World (Ecoinvent) (ECOINVENT_ROW)
Unit Type
Weight
Year
2010
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.1
LCA Activity
source_specific
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
chemicals-type_maize_starch_citric_acid_production
UUID
9c01279f-4158-4725-b5b0-74943d51b709
Code Snippet
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