Grain storage {AU}| storing and drying of grain | AusLCI, U
Unit process Australia v00.00.000
This process represents the storage of grains in a ventilated silo. A portion of the grains are dried from 15% moisture content to 13% moisture content. Phosphine is applied every three months, phosphine dosage is 1.5 g/m3 of silo volume. Information was acquired via literature and expert knowledge of typical, representative practices and inputs. 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
- 18 Jul 2025
- Reference ID
76cdc2ce-0514-3b08-aad0-5b9ca6e87786
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- Quantitative reference
- Grain storage {AU}| storing and drying of grain | AusLCI, U
- Sampling procedure
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- Creation date
- 18 Jul 2025
- Is copyright protected
- No
- Is infrastructure process
- No
- Tags
- processing
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Product outputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grain storage {AU}| storing and drying of grain | AusLCI, U | 1.0 | t | — |
Technical inputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building for storage of agricultural crops {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 1.0 | t | — |
| Electricity, low voltage {AU}| market for electricity, low voltage | AusLCI, U | 1.346 | kWh | (1,4,1,4,na,na) Energy input for ventilation. |
| Grain drying {AU}| grain drying | AusLCI, U | 0.05 | t | — |
| Pesticide, unspecified {GLO}| market for pesticide, unspecified | Cut-off, U | 7.5 | g | (2,2,4,2,na,na) Phosphine application. |
Parameters
| Name | Value | Formula | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| DryVIC | 0.05 | — | (4,3,1,1,na,na) |
| Storing_time | 9.0 | — | (4,3,1,3,na,na) Storage time of grains (months) |
| Phosphine_appl | 3.0 | — | (4,2,1,2,na,na) Phosphine is applied every three months. |
| DryAU | 0.05 | — | (4,3,1,1,na,na) Fraction of grains dried in Australia. |
| DryQLD_NT_NSW | 0.005 | — | (4,3,1,1,na,na) |
| DryTAS | 0.1 | — | (4,3,1,1,na,na) |
| Phosph_applications | 3.0 | round((Storing_time/Phosphine_appl)+0.499999) | Number of times phosphine is applied (applied every three months) |
| DryWA_SA | 0.0025 | — | (4,3,1,1,na,na) |