Ethanol, from sorghum, at plant {AU}| | AusLCI, U
Unit process Australia v00.00.001
Included processes:allocates the coproducing process of ethanol distillery from sorghum to the production of ethanol. Remark: Economic allocation of ethanol distillery to ethanol with a carbon balance correction after allocation. Geography: Refers to an average production in the Australia. Technology: Average Time period: Data collected for 2012 Version: 1.0 Record: Data entry by: Tim Grant Telephone: 0061 408104977; E_mail: tim@lifecycles.com.au; Company: LCS; Country: AU Generator: Generator/publicator: Tim Grant Telephone: 0061 408104977; E_mail: tim@lifecycles.com.au; Company: LCS; Country: AU
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- Ethanol, from sorghum, at plant {AU}| | AusLCI, U
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- Creation date
- 16 Jan 2014
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Product outputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethanol, from sorghum, at plant {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 0.7899 | kg | — |
Technical inputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon correction factor {AU}| | AusLCI, U | -0.1187328709047556 | kg | — |
| Sorghum to ethanol distillery operation {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 0.5843456387893875 | kg | — |
Parameters
| Name | Value | Formula | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| DM_ethanol | 0.99 | — | Mass dry mater/Mass, Dry matter content of ethanol |
| UC_USGAL_M3 | 0.003785412 | — | Mutliply to convert Gal to m3 |
| V_ethanol | 0.634 | C_ethanol*1 | Value of ethanol per 2.397 kg of Sorghum input (making 1 litre |
| CarbonIn | 0.5264681923047556 | (m_grain_perLitre*CC_Sorghum*DM_Sorghum-m_CO2_Evolved/CO2fromC)*All_Ethanol | Carbon input via grain |
| UC_Lbstokg | 0.4536 | — | — |
| DM_DDGS | 0.9 | — | 10% moisture suggested by literature. |
| UC_Lbs_kg | 2.20462 | — | — |
| V_DDGS | 0.22302119902446885 | C_DDGS*DDGS_yield*m_grain_perLitre | — |
| All_DDGS | 0.26022833423295677 | V_DDGS/(V_DDGS+V_ethanol) | Allocation fraction to DDGS |
| All_Ethanol | 0.7397716657670432 | V_ethanol/(V_DDGS+V_ethanol) | Allocation fraction to ethanol |
| C_DDGS | 0.33 | — | $/kg Value for DDGS, $330 per tonne. (U.S. Grains Council and Chicago Board of Trade 2014) |
| AM_CO2 | 44.0 | — | Molecular mass of carbon dioxide |
| CC_DDGS | 0.5 | — | C mass/Drymass. Dry matter carbon content of ethanol - estimate |
| CO2fromC | 3.667 | — | Amount of CO2 yielded when Carbon is oxidies to CO2 |
| En_Gas | 7.49 | — | (4,1,na,3,1,na) MJ/litre based on Wang 2012 for corn ethanol. Dalby plant manager suggested 7 MJ. |
| C_ethanol | 0.634 | — | $/litre. Value for ethanol, 240 cents per gal (The Californian Energy Commission 2014) |
| M_CO2_Evolved | 0.7544085087909703 | AM_CO2/AM_CH3CH2OH*d_ethanol_AN | Two moles of ethanol produce 2 moles of carbon dioxide |
| CC_Ethanol | 0.5214 | — | C mass/Drymass. Dry matter carbon content of ethanol |
| CarbonOut | 0.4077353214 | d_ethanol_AN*CC_Ethanol*DM_ethanol | Carbon embodied in Ethanol |
| m_grain_perLitre | 2.3965312596654726 | kgperbushell/LitresperBushell | Agrees with Wang 2012- for corn ethanol |
| Elec_usepergal | 1.0 | — | (4,1,na,3,1,na) 1kWh per Gallon - Estimate Dalby plant |
| Lbsperbushell | 56.0 | — | Unit conversion |
| DM_Sorghum | 0.87 | — | 13% moisutre is safe for storage. |
| kgperbushell | 25.401202928395826 | (Lbsperbushell/UC_Lbs_kg) | Unit conversion |
| CC_Sorghum | 0.44 | — | C mass/Drymass. Dry matter carbon content of sorghum - estimate |
| Elec_use | 0.26417203728418465 | Elec_usepergal/(UC_USGAL_M3*1000) | 1kWh per Gal |
| GallonsperBushell | 2.8 | — | (4,1,na,3,1,na), Estimate from Dalby plant manager. |
| DDGS_yield | 0.282 | — | (4,1,na,3,1,na) kg per kg of sorghum input, based on Wang 2012 for corn ethanol |
| LitresperBushell | 10.5991536 | GallonsperBushell*UC_USGAL_M3*1000 | Unit conversion |
| AM_CH3CH2OH | 46.07 | — | Molecular mass of ethanol |
| d_ethanol_AN | 0.7899 | — | kg/l ABARE 2007 |