Emission Factor

Palm kernel meal (palm oil mill operation)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is palm oil mill operation. The Reference Product is palm kernel meal. The product palm kernel meal is produced by means of wet milling in a oil mill producing palm oil, palm kernel oil and palm kernel meal. Palm kernel meal is used as a source of protein (feed for animals). The palm fruit has a single seed, the palm kernel, protected by a wooden endocarp or shell and surrounded by a fleshy mesocarp or pulp. This fruit produces two types of oil: one extracted from the pulp (palm oil) and the other from the kernel (palm kernel oil). 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/9882/documentation

PropertyValue
NamePalm kernel meal (palm oil mill operation)
SectorAgriculture/Hunting/Forestry/Fishing
CategoryArable Farming
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
1995
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
arable_farming-type_palm_kernel_meal_palm_oil_mill_operation
UUID
e7fec51e-245d-4005-a16e-526e9a3f3ce1
Code Snippet
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