Cotton, lint, Australia average, at gin {AU}| | AusLCI, U
Unit process Australia v00.00.001
Included processes: allocation of the ginning process to cotton lint Remark: This process economically allocates the ginning process to cotton lint and corrects the carbon balance after allocation. Geography: Refers to an average production in Australia. Technology: Average Time period: Data collected for 2021 Version: 1.0 Record: Data entry by: Tim Grant Telephone: +6194171190; E_mail: tim@lifecycles.com.au; Company: Lifecycles; Country: AU Generator: Generator/publicator: Tim Grant Telephone: +61994171190; E_mail: tim@lifecycles.com.au; Company: Lifecycles; Country: AU
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- Other Materials
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- Last updated
- 12 Oct 2026
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9743502d-1d74-33bd-a17f-6f8b7699eb40
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Documentation
- Quantitative reference
- Cotton, lint, Australia average, at gin {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
- Is copyright protected
- No
- Is infrastructure process
- No
- Tags
- material
- Sources
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Assessment of energy usage for cotton gins in Australia. /2009/S. A. Ismail
Product outputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton, lint, Australia average, at gin {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 227.0 | kg | — |
Technical inputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon correction factor {AU}| | AusLCI, U | -74.24331531531534 | kg | — |
| Cotton, ginning, Australia average {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 470.36036036036035 | kg | — |
Parameters
| Name | Value | Formula | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| r_seeds | 0.48 | — | mass ratio of seeds |
| CC_Seed | 0.38 | — | — |
| p_fibres | 2300.0 | — | $ per tonne lint |
| CC_trash | 0.4 | — | — |
| r_trash | 0.1 | — | mass ratio of trash |
| CarbonOut | 76.272 | m_bale*CC_lint*DMContlint | — |
| p_seeds | 300.0 | — | $ per tonn seed. |
| DMContentIn | 0.8 | — | — |
| all_seeds | 0.12972972972972974 | r_seeds*p_seeds/p_total | — |
| CC_cottoncrop | 0.4 | — | DM Carbon Content |
| all_fibres | 0.8702702702702703 | r_fibres*p_fibres/p_total | — |
| CarbonIn | 150.51531531531535 | CC_cottoncrop*DMContentin*all_fibres*m_bale/r_fibres | — |
| M_bale | 227.0 | — | kg per bale |
| DMContLint | 0.8 | — | — |
| p_total | 1110.0 | (r_fibres*p_fibres+r_seeds*p_seeds) | — |
| r_fibres | 0.42 | — | mass ratio of fibres |
| CC_lint | 0.42 | — | — |