Almond kernels, at huller and sheller {AU}| | AusLCI, U

Unit process Australia v00.00.000

Included processes:production and supply of almonds and the seperation of almonds from shells and husks. Remark: This inventory is for almond kernel production. Economic allocation has been used used and corrections for carbon balance have been made. Geography: Refers to an average production in 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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Last updated
25 Jul 2013
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2121f982-61a5-324a-89c2-3846f19371c8

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Quantitative reference
Almond kernels, at huller and sheller {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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Sources
Assessment of energy usage for cotton gins in Australia. /2009/S. A. Ismail

Product outputs

Flow AmountUnitComment
Almond kernels, at huller and sheller {AU}| | AusLCI, U 1.0 kg —

Technical inputs

Flow AmountUnitComment
Almonds, unshelled, South Australia {AU}| | AusLCI, U 3.2664756446991405 kg —
Carbon correction factor {AU}| | AusLCI, U -0.8065902578796562 kg —
Electricity, low voltage {AU-SA}| market for electricity, low voltage | AusLCI, U 0.1110601719197708 kWh —
Heat, liquefied petroleum gas, at industrial furnace >100kW/MJ/RER/adapted {AU}| | AusLCI, U 0.006206303724928367 MJ —
Transport, truck, 28t, fleet average {AU}| | AusLCI, U 130.65902578796565 kg*km —

Parameters

NameValueFormulaDescription
p_total 1745.0 (r_kernel*p_kernel+r_hullsandshells*p_hullsandshells) [AUD/227kg]
LPG_HullerandSheller 1.9 — (2,1,1,1,1,na) LPG liters per tonne of kernal hull and shell, Source Green Ochre et al, undated
p_hullsandshells 50.0 — $ per tonne - pers com Ben Brown, Almonds Australia
CC_Almonds 0.4 — DM Carbon Content
CC_trash 0.4 — —
r_hullsandshells 0.7 — mass ratio of seeds
CC_kernel 0.5 — —
km_hullerandSheller 40.0 — km - assumption
all_kernel 0.9799426934097422 r_kernel*p_kernel/p_total —
r_kernel 0.3 — mass ratio of fibres
p_kernel 5700.0 — $ per tonne - from gross margin
CC_Hullsandshells 0.5 — —
CarbonIn 1.3065902578796562 CC_almonds*DMContentAlmonds*all_kernel/r_kernel —
Elec_HullerandSheller 34.0 — (2,1,1,1,1,na) Electricity kWh per tonne of kernal hull and shell, Source Green Ochre et al, undated
DMContkernel 1.0 — —
DMContentAlmonds 1.0 — —
all_hullsandshells 0.02005730659025788 r_hullsandshells*p_hullsandshells/p_total —
CarbonOut 0.5 CC_kernel*DMContkernel —