Emission Factor

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

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is sulfate pulp production, from softwood, bleached. The Reference Product is sawdust, green, collected, measured as dry mass. 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 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/19150/documentation

PropertyValue
NameSawdust - green - collected - measured as dry mass (sulfate pulp production - from softwood - bleached)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryPaper and Cardboard
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
2020
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
paper_and_cardboard-type_sawdust_wet_measured_as_dry_mass_sulfate_pulp_production_from_softwood_bleached
UUID
bf8ccc34-7c77-4514-8432-169776406259
Code Snippet
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