Cotton, ginning, Australia averaged {AU}| | AusLCI, U
Unit process Australia v00.00.001
Included processes: Included processes: Begins with input of seed cotton, and includes energy use in ginning, proccess ends with the output of three fractions two of which are coproducts. Remark: This is an unallocated co-producing proccess which produces both cotton lint and cotton seed which will allocated in a subsequent unit process to ensure biogenic carbon can be rebalanced. Geography: Refers to an average production in Australia. Technology: Average Time period: Data collected for 2016 to 2021 Version: 1.0 Remark: This inventory has been developed for the Australian Cotton Research and Development Corporation by CSIRO and Lifecycles. More detail on inventory development can be found in the 'AusAgLCI Methodology for developing Life Cycle Inventory' documents located at www.auslci.alcas.asn.au. Record: Data Entry by: Helene Cruypenninck, Tel: +61(0)3 8669 2048; email: helene@lifecycles.com.au; company: Life Cycle Strategies; Country: AU Generator: Data Entry by: Helene Cruypenninck, Tel: +61(0)3 8669 2048; email: helene@lifecycles.com.au; company: Life Cycle Strategies; Country: AU
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- Quantitative reference
- Cotton, ginning, Australia averaged {AU}| | AusLCI, U
- Sampling procedure
- Sampling procedure: Energy consumption for this process was sourced from the Ismail 2009 "Assessment of energy usage for cotton gins in Australia".
- Creation date
- 25 Jul 2013
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Assessment of energy usage for cotton gins in Australia. /2009/S. A. Ismail
Product outputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton, ginning, Australia averaged {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 540.4761904761905 | kg | Includes mass of all products being ginned. |
Technical inputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton, seed cotton, irrigated, Australia average, at farm {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 540.4761904761905 | kg | — |
| Electricity, low voltage {AU}| market for electricity, low voltage | AusLCI, U | 52.3 | kWh | (1,2,2,1,1,na), [kWh/bale] |
| Heat, liquefied petroleum gas, at industrial furnace >100kW/MJ/RER/adapted {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 100.0 | MJ | (1,2,2,1,1,na), [MJ/bale] |
| Transport, truck, 16 to 28t with 11t load {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 21619.04761904762 | kg*km | — |
Parameters
| Name | Value | Formula | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| r_fibres | 0.42 | — | mass ratio of fibres |
| km_to_Gin | 40.0 | — | Typical distance to gin |
| p_seeds | 300.0 | — | $ per tonn seed. |
| p_total | 1110.0 | (r_fibres*p_fibres+r_seeds*p_seeds) | — |
| r_trash | 0.1 | — | mass ratio of trash |
| p_fibres | 2300.0 | — | $ per tonne lint |
| M_bale | 227.0 | — | kg per bale |
| r_seeds | 0.48 | — | mass ratio of seeds |