Canola drying {AU-WA}| canola drying | AusLCI, U
Unit process v00.00.000
This process represents the required energy for lowering the moisture content of canola from 15% to 13%. Drying is assumed to be done at 80oC. Energy requirements were calculated using the heat of vaporization of water. Record: Roos Visser; Tel: +61(0)3 9417 1190; email: office@lifecycles.com.au; company: Life Cycle Strategies; Country: AU Generator: Roos Visser; Tel: +61(0)3 9417 1190; email: office@lifecycles.com.au; company: Life Cycle Strategies; Country: AU
- Sector
- Processing
- Contributor
- —
- Last updated
- 14 Jul 2025
- Reference ID
2fef5b8d-e469-38ec-b30f-4b4991590eec
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- Quantitative reference
- Canola drying {AU-WA}| canola drying | AusLCI, U
- Sampling procedure
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- Creation date
- 14 Jul 2025
- Is copyright protected
- No
- Is infrastructure process
- No
- Tags
- processing
- Sources
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Product outputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canola drying {AU-WA}| canola drying | AusLCI, U | 1.0 | t | — |
Technical inputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity, low voltage {AU-WA}| market for electricity, low voltage | AusLCI, U | 14.745555555555555 | kWh | — |
Parameters
| Name | Value | Formula | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy_evapnorm | 2.308 | — | (2,3,na,na,na,na) MJ/kg of water evaporated at 80 oC. |
| Grain | 1.0 | — | — |
| Pulses | 1.1 | — | — |
| Water_evap | 23.0 | — | kg water evaporated per ton of grains (fresh mass). |
| Energy_evap | 53.083999999999996 | Water_evap*Energy_evapnorm | MJ/ton grain |
| Canola | 0.9 | — | — |