Combustion, bagasse {AU-QLD}, | |AusLCI, U
Unit process v00.00.000
This dataset represents the combustion of sugarcane bagasse in sugar mill boilers in Queensland, Australia, assuming moisture content of 50%. Documentation for this dataset can be found in the 'LCAgMetrics Methodology for developing Life Cycle Inventory' report, available at https://agrifutures.com.au/. It was developed as part of the LCAgMetrics project, a partnership between Agrifutures Australia and Lifecycles, funded by the Australian Government’s Sustainability Reporting Uplift Grant as part of the National Agriculture Traceability Grants Program. Energy value: 9.6 GJ/t (HHV) Geography: Queensland, Australia. Technology: Representive of typical sugar mill boilers, 65% of which have wet scrubbers and 35% of which have dry scrubbers. Time period: Representative of practices in 2020-2024 Record: Marguerite Renouf; Tel: +61(0)3 9417 1190; email: office@lifecycles.com.au; company: Life Cycle Strategies; Country: AU Generator: Marguerite Renouf; Tel: +61(0)3 9417 1190; email: office@lifecycles.com.au; company: Life Cycle Strategies; Country: AU
- Sector
- Waste Treatment
- Contributor
- —
- Last updated
- 12 Aug 2025
- Reference ID
7b9fcc4d-b53f-3983-86f4-ede38af471aa
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Documentation
- Quantitative reference
- Combustion, bagasse {AU-QLD}, | |AusLCI, U
- Sampling procedure
- Data collected from secondary sources reporting generic statistics for the whole of the sugar industry
- Creation date
- 12 Aug 2025
- Is copyright protected
- No
- Is infrastructure process
- No
- Tags
- waste treatment
- Sources
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National Greenhouse Accounts Factors/2024/Commonwealth of Australia
NPI Emission Estimation Manual V3.6/2011/Commonwealth of Australia
Technical inputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heat and power co-generation unit, 6400kW thermal, building {GLO}| market for heat and power co-generation unit, 6400kW thermal, building | Cut-off, U | 0.000000000209 | Item(s) | — |
| Heat and power co-generation unit, 6400kW thermal, common components for heat+electricity {GLO}| market for heat and power co-generation unit, 6400kW thermal, common components for heat+electricity | Cut-off, U | 0.000000000838 | Item(s) | — |
| Heat and power co-generation unit, 6400kW thermal, components for electricity only {GLO}| market for heat and power co-generation unit, 6400kW thermal, components for electricity only | Cut-off, U | 0.000000000838 | Item(s) | — |
Outputs to treatment
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land application of bagasse boiler ash to cane fields | |AusLCI, U | 25.0 | kg | — |
Elementary flow outputs
| Flow | Compartment | Sub-compartment | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon dioxide, non-fossil | Emission to air | unspecified | 913.05 | kg | — |
| Carbon monoxide | Emission to air | unspecified | 2.61 | kg | NPI Emission estimation technique manual For Combustion in boilers V3.6 |
| Dinitrogen monoxide | Emission to air | unspecified | 0.0398 | kg | derived from National GHG Accounts Factors 2024 |
| Methane | Emission to air | unspecified | 0.1029 | kg | derived from National GHG Accounts Factors 2024 |
| Nitrogen oxides | Emission to air | unspecified | 0.76 | kg | NPI Emission estimation technique manual For Combustion in boilers V3.6 |
| PAH, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons | Emission to air | unspecified | 0.0005 | kg | National Polluant Inventory (NPI) Emission estimation technique manual For Combustion in boilers V3.6 |
| Particulate Matter, < 2.5 um | Emission to air | unspecified | 0.2338 | kg | NPI Emission estimation technique manual For Combustion in boilers V3.6 (Average assuming 65% with wet scrubber and 35% with dry scrubber) |
| Particulates, < 10 um | Emission to air | unspecified | 0.4055 | kg | NPI Emission estimation technique manual For Combustion in boilers V3.6 (Average assuming 65% with wet scrubber and 35% with dry scrubber) |
| Sulfur dioxide | Emission to air | unspecified | 0.25 | kg | NPI Emission estimation technique manual For Combustion in boilers V3.6 |
Other
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Combustion, bagasse {AU-QLD}, | |AusLCI, U | 1000.0 | kg | ! Sugarcane\Canegrowing |