Emission Factor

Sewage sludge 70% water WWT WW from maize starch production (treatment of sewage sludge 70% water WWT WW from maize starch production municipal incineration FAE)

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Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product sewage sludge 70% water WWT WW from maize starch production' is a liquid waste under the category of industrial wastes. This sewage sludge is produced exclusively in the wastewater treatment (WWT) of 'WW from maize starch production'. The composition of the sewage sludge is specific to and dependent on the original composition of 'WW from maize starch production'. 'sewage sludge 70% water WWT WW from maize starch production' contain the following fractions: 100% sewage sludge with 70% water content. By the database default (and per unit of reference product),'sewage sludge 70% water WWT WW from maize starch production' has 70% water on wet mass basis (30% dry matter) and Carbon present is of both fossil (0.72% on a dry matter basis) and non-fossil origin (39.12% on a dry matter basis). It has a higher heating value of 16.06 MJ/kg and a lower heating value of 9.85 MJ/kg. This kind of by-product (recyclable or waste) is generated in a specific treatment process and as such is not intended to be used as for modelling waste outputs from other activities. In the ecoinvent database treatment option/s for this by-product include: thermal (municipal incineration). Based on the aforementioned treatments this by-product receives it is a non-hazardous waste. This by-product can be modelled on two levels: treatment activity and market activity. The former one refers to the specific technology treating the by-product while the latter level represents a mix of treatments. Users are encouraged to inspect the modelling assumptions of the treatment activities and when selecting the market to additionally inspect the treatment mix. Collection and transportation of this by-product is accounted in the respective market activity users are advised to inspect and modify the average transportation distances for a case specific modelling. The cut-off classification is Waste. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is -1.

PropertyValue
NameSewage sludge 70% water WWT WW from maize starch production (treatment of sewage sludge 70% water WWT WW from maize starch production municipal incineration FAE)
SectorWaste
CategoryWaste Management
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.10
Region
Unit Type
Year
2006
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 20Version log
  • Replaced by: 22dfb3e3-5b25-4dc1-8b3c-b995d3b59c41

API Reference

Activity ID
waste_management-type_sewage_sludge_70_percent_water_wwt_ww_from_maize_starch_production_treatment_of_sewage_sludge_70_percent_water_wwt_ww_from_maize_starch_production_municipal_incineration_fae
UUID
f891fe8b-70bc-460e-83f0-b15c3a2f15a5
Code Snippet
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