fdf63732-ae5a-4bf5-a405-478321a2de53
Bioethanol from sugar cane (no slash and burn) (estimation)
from sugar cane
single route, at plant
0.79 g/cm3, 46.07 g/mol
C2H6O, CAS 64-17-5, ethyl alcohol
Energy carriers and technologies
Renewable fuels
The data set covers all relevant process steps / technologies over the supply chain of the represented cradle to gate inventory with a good overall data quality. The inventory is mainly based on industry data and is completed, where necessary, by secondary data. This data set is based on primary data from internationally adopted production processes, connected with regional precursor chains.
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The data set represents the country specific situation in Brazil, focusing on the main technologies, the region specific characteristics and / or import statistics.
Foreground system:
The harvested sugarcane is transported to the plant where milling, refining and extraction takes place. The plant material is washed and shredded, then milled in several steps to extract the juice containing sucrose. Sugar is extracted by filtering, chemical treatment and centrifugation. A second residue is vinasse, a fluid containing several organics. The sugar is fermented in anaerobic conditions by using yeast (saccharomyces cervesiae). After the fermentation process, yeast is removed from the reactor by centrifugation. The maximum alcohol content in the reactor is about 10% because a substrate excess inhibition of the enzymes prevents the yeast from getting the amount higher. To receive almost pure ethanol, a distillation process is necessary (ethanol has a lower boiling point than water). Further dehydration can be achieved by adding chemicals.
Background system:
Electricity: Electricity is modelled according to the individual country-specific situations. The country-specific modelling is achieved on multiple levels. Firstly, individual energy carrier specific power plants and plants for renewable energy sources are modelled according to the current national electricity grid mix. Modelling the electricity consumption mix includes transmission / distribution losses and the own use by energy producers (own consumption of power plants and "other" own consumption e.g. due to pumped storage hydro power etc.), as well as imported electricity. Secondly, the national emission and efficiency standards of the power plants are modelled as well as the share of electricity plants and combined heat and power plants (CHP). Thirdly, the country-specific energy carrier supply (share of imports and / or domestic supply) including the country-specific energy carrier properties (e.g. element and energy content) are accounted for. Fourthly, the exploration, mining/production, processing and transport processes of the energy carrier supply chains are modelled according to the specific situation of each electricity producing country. The different production and processing techniques (emissions and efficiencies) in the different energy producing countries are considered, e.g. different crude oil production technologies or different flaring rates at the oil platforms.
Thermal energy, process steam: The thermal energy and process steam supply is modelled according to the individual country-specific situation with regard to emission standards and considered energy carriers. The thermal energy and process steam are produced at heat plants. Efficiencies for thermal energy production are by definition 100% in relation to the corresponding energy carrier input. For process steam the efficiency ranges from 85%, 90% to 95%. The energy carriers used for the generation of thermal energy and process steam are modelled according to the specific import situation (see electricity above).
Transports: All relevant and known transport processes are included. Ocean-going and inland ship transport as well as rail, truck and pipeline transport of bulk commodities are considered.
Energy carriers: The energy carriers are modelled according to the specific supply situation (see electricity above).
Refinery products: Diesel fuel, gasoline, technical gases, fuel oils, lubricants and residues such as bitumen are modelled with a parameterised country-specific refinery model. The refinery model represents the current national standard in refining techniques (e.g. emission level, internal energy consumption, etc.) as well as the individual country-specific product output spectrum, which can be quite different from country to country. The supply of crude oil is modelled, again, according to the country-specific situation with the respective properties of the resources.
Sugar cane perennial (0% slash and burn)
Diesel mix at refinery
Thermal energy from natural gas
Electricity grid mix
Bioethanol as an alternative for fossil gasoline.
Renewables_Ethanol from sugar cane (no slash and burn).JPG
LCI result
Attributional
None
Allocation - market value
Allocation - net calorific value
Allocation - exergetic content
Allocation - mass
Not applicable
Foreground system: For the foreground system, no allocation was applied.
Background system: For the combined heat and power production, allocation by exergetic content is applied. For the electricity generation and by-products, e.g. gypsum, allocation by market value is applied due to no common physical properties. Within the refinery allocation by net calorific value and mass is used. For the combined crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids production allocation by net calorific value is applied.
For details please see the document "GaBi Databases Modelling Principles"
Foreground system: none
Background system: All data used in the calculation of the LCI results refer to net calorific value.
None
GaBi Modelling Principles
GaBi Water Modelling Principles
GaBi Energy Modelling Principles
GaBi Refinery Modelling Principles
GaBi Agriculture Model Documentation
GaBi Land Use Change Model Documentation
Cut-off rules for each unit process: Coverage of at least 95 % of mass and energy of the input and output flows, and 98 % of their environmental relevance (according to expert judgement).
For further details please see the document "GaBi Databases Modelling Principles"
None
LCI modelling is fully consistent. For details please see the document "GaBi Databases Modelling Principles"
None
For details please see the document "GaBi Databases Modelling Principles"
None
Edward Smeets, Martin Junginger et al. (August 2006). "Sustainability of Brazilian bio-ethanol"
José Goldemberg (2008-05-01). "The Brazilian biofuels industry". Biotechnology for Biofuels
INSEAD:PMC 2405774. PMID 18471272
95.0
n/a
n/a
2008-2012
none
The data set represents a cradle to gate inventory. It can be used to characterise the supply chain situation of the respective commodity in a representative manner. Combination with individual unit processes using this commodity enables the generation of user-specific (product) LCAs.
No statement
Anthropogenic Abiotic Depletion Potential (AADP), TU Berlin
CML2001 - Jan. 2016, Abiotic Depletion (ADP elements)
CML2001 - Jan. 2016, Abiotic Depletion (ADP fossil)
CML2001 - Jan. 2016, Acidification Potential (AP)
CML2001 - Jan. 2016, Eutrophication Potential (EP)
CML2001 - Jan. 2016, Freshwater Aquatic Ecotoxicity Pot. (FAETP inf.)
CML2001 - Jan. 2016, Global Warming Potential (GWP 100 years)
CML2001 - Jan. 2016, Global Warming Potential (GWP 100 years), excl biogenic carbon
CML2001 - Jan. 2016, Human Toxicity Potential (HTP inf.)
CML2001 - Jan. 2016, Marine Aquatic Ecotoxicity Pot. (MAETP inf.)
CML2001 - Jan. 2016, Ozone Layer Depletion Potential (ODP, steady state)
CML2001 - Jan. 2016, Photochem. Ozone Creation Potential (POCP)
CML2001 - Jan. 2016, Terrestric Ecotoxicity Potential (TETP inf.)
CML2001 - Jan. 2016, Global Warming Potential (GWP 100), excl bio. C, incl LUC, no norm/weight
CML2001 - Jan. 2016, Global Warming Potential (GWP 100), incl bio. C, incl LUC, no norm/weight
CML2001 - Jan. 2016, Global Warming Potential (GWP 100), Land Use Change only, no norm/weight
CML2001 - Jan. 2016, Abiotic Depletion (ADP elements), Economic Reserve
CML2001 - Jan. 2016, Abiotic Depletion (ADP elements), Reserve Base
EF 2.0 Acidification terrestrial and freshwater
EF 2.0 Cancer human health effects
EF 2.0 Climate Change
EF 2.0 Ecotoxicity freshwater
EF 2.0 Eutrophication freshwater
EF 2.0 Eutrophication marine
EF 2.0 Eutrophication terrestrial
EF 2.0 Ionising radiation - human health
EF 2.0 Land Use
EF 2.0 Non-cancer human health effects
EF 2.0 Ozone depletion
EF 2.0 Photochemical ozone formation - human health
EF 2.0 Resource use, energy carriers
EF 2.0 Resource use, mineral and metals
EF 2.0 Respiratory inorganics
EF 2.0 Water scarcity
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (E) - Terrestrial ecotoxicity
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (E) - Freshwater ecotoxicity
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (E) - Marine ecotoxicity
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (E) - Human toxicity, non-cancer
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (E) - Human toxicity, cancer
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (E) - Climate change, incl biogenic carbon
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (E) - Climate change, default, excl biogenic carbon
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (E) - Metal depletion
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (E) - Photochemical Ozone Formation, Human Health
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (E) - Photochemical Ozone Formation, Ecosystems
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (E) - Fossil depletion
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (E) - Freshwater Consumption
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (E) - Stratospheric Ozone Depletion
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (E) - Fine Particulate Matter Formation
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (E) - Terrestrial Acidification
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (E) - Ionizing Radiation
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (E) - Freshwater Eutrophication
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (E) - Land use
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (E) - Marine Eutrophication
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (E) - Climate change, excl biog. C, incl LUC, no norm/weight
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (E) - Climate change, incl biog. C, incl LUC, no norm/weight
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpt(E) - Climate change Terrest Ecosystems, excl biog. C, incl LUC, no norm/weigh
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpt(E) - Climate change Human Health, excl biog. C, incl LUC, no norm/weigh
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpt(E) - Climate change Freshw Ecosystems, excl biog. C, incl LUC, no norm/weigh
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpt(E) - Climate change Terrest Ecosystems, incl biog. C, incl LUC, no norm/weigh
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpt(E) - Climate change Human Health, incl biog. C, incl LUC, no norm/weigh
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpt(E) - Climate change Freshw Ecosystems, incl biog. C, incl LUC, no norm/weigh
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpt(E) - Climate change Freshw Ecosystems, LUC only, no norm/weight
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpt(E) - Climate change Human Health, LUC only, no norm/weight
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (E) - Climate change, LUC only, no norm/weight
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpt(E) - Climate change Terrest Ecosystems, LUC only, no norm/weight
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (E) - Terrestrial ecotoxicity
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (E) - Freshwater ecotoxicity
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (E) - Marine ecotoxicity
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (E) - Human toxicity, non-cancer
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (E) - Human toxicity, cancer
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (E) - Climate change Freshw Ecosystems, default, excl biogenic carbon
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (E) - Climate change Human Health, default, excl biogenic carbon
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (E) - Climate change Terrest Ecosystems, default, excl biogenic carbon
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (E) - Climate change Terrest Ecosystems, incl biogenic carbon
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (E) - Climate Change Human Health, incl biogenic carbon
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (E) - Climate change Freshw Ecosystems, incl biogenic carbon
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (E) - Metal depletion
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (E) - Photochemical Ozone Formation, Human Health
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (E) - Photochemical Ozone Formation, Ecosystems
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (E) - Fossil depletion
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (E) - Freshwater Consumption, Human Health
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (E) - Freshwater Consumption, Terrest Ecosystems
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (E) - Freshwater Consumption, Freshw Ecosystems
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (E) - Stratospheric Ozone Depletion
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (E) - Fine Particulate Matter Formation
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (E) - Terrestrial Acidification
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (E) - Ionizing Radiation
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (E) - Freshwater Eutrophication
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (E) - Land use
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (E) - Marine Eutrophication
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (H) - Terrestrial ecotoxicity
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (H) - Freshwater ecotoxicity
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (H) - Marine ecotoxicity
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (H) - Human toxicity, non-cancer
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (H) - Human toxicity, cancer
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (H) - Climate change, default, excl biogenic carbon
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (H) - Climate change, incl biogenic carbon
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (H) - Metal depletion
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (H) - Photochemical Ozone Formation, Human Health
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (H) - Photochemical Ozone Formation, Ecosystems
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (H) - Fossil depletion
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (H) - Freshwater Consumption
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (H) - Stratospheric Ozone Depletion
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (H) - Fine Particulate Matter Formation
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (H) - Terrestrial Acidification
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (H) - Ionizing Radiation
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (H) - Freshwater Eutrophication
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (H) - Land use
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (H) - Marine Eutrophication
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (H) - Climate change, excl biog. C, incl LUC, no norm/weight
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpt(H) - Climate change Terrest Ecosystems, excl biog. C, incl LUC, no norm/weigh
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpt(H) - Climate change Human Health, excl biog. C, incl LUC, no norm/weigh
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpt(H) - Climate change Freshw Ecosystems, excl biog. C, incl LUC, no norm/weigh
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (H) - Climate change, incl biog. C, incl LUC, no norm/weight
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpt(H) - Climate change Terrest Ecosystems, incl biog. C, incl LUC, no norm/weigh
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpt(H) - Climate change Human Health, incl biog. C, incl LUC, no norm/weigh
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpt(H) - Climate change Freshw Ecosystems, incl biog. C, incl LUC, no norm/weigh
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpt(H) - Climate change Freshw Ecosystems, LUC only, no norm/weight
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpt(H) - Climate change Human Health, LUC only, no norm/weight
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (H) - Climate change, LUC only, no norm/weight
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpt(H) - Climate change Terrest Ecosystems, LUC only, no norm/weight
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (H) - Terrestrial ecotoxicity
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (H) - Freshwater ecotoxicity
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (H) - Marine ecotoxicity
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (H) - Human toxicity, non-cancer
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (H) - Human toxicity, cancer
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (H) - Climate change Freshw Ecosystems, default, excl biogenic carbon
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (H) - Climate change Human Health, default, excl biogenic carbon
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (H) - Climate change Terrest Ecosystems, default, excl biogenic carbon
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (H) - Climate change Terrest Ecosystems, incl biogenic carbon
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (H) - Climate change Human Health, incl biogenic carbon
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (H) - Climate change Freshw Ecosystems, incl biogenic carbon
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (H) - Metal depletion
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (H) - Photochemical Ozone Formation, Human Health
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (H) - Photochemical Ozone Formation, Ecosystems
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (H) - Fossil depletion
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (H) - Freshwater Consumption, Human Health
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (H) - Freshwater Consumption, Terrest Ecosystems
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (H) - Freshwater Consumption, Freshw Ecosystems
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (H) - Stratospheric Ozone Depletion
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (H) - Fine Particulate Matter Formation
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (H) - Terrestrial Acidification
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (H) - Ionizing Radiation
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (H) - Freshwater Eutrophication
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (H) - Land use
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (H) - Marine Eutrophication
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (I) - Terrestrial ecotoxicity
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (I) - Freshwater ecotoxicity
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (I) - Marine ecotoxicity
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (I) - Human toxicity, non-cancer
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (I) - Climate change, default, excl biogenic carbon
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (I) - Climate change, incl biogenic carbon
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (I) - Metal depletion
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (I) - Photochemical Ozone Formation, Human Health
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (I) - Photochemical Ozone Formation, Ecosystems
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (I) - Fossil depletion
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (I) - Human toxicity, cancer
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (I) - Freshwater Consumption
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (I) - Stratospheric Ozone Depletion
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (I) - Fine Particulate Matter Formation
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (I) - Terrestrial Acidification
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (I) - Ionizing Radiation
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (I) - Freshwater Eutrophication
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (I) - Land use
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (I) - Marine Eutrophication
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (I) - Climate change, excl biog. C, incl LUC, no norm/weight
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpt(I) - Climate change Terrest Ecosystems, excl biog. C, incl LUC, no norm/weigh
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpt(I) - Climate change Human Health, excl biog. C, incl LUC, no norm/weigh
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpt(I) - Climate change Freshw Ecosystems, excl biog. C, incl LUC, no norm/weigh
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (I) - Climate change, incl biog. C, incl LUC, no norm/weight
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpt(I) - Climate change Terrest Ecosystems, incl biog. C, incl LUC, no norm/weigh
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpt(I) - Climate change Human Health, incl biog. C, incl LUC, no norm/weigh
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpt(I) - Climate change Freshw Ecosystems, incl biog. C, incl LUC, no norm/weigh
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpt(I) - Climate change Freshw Ecosystems, LUC only, no norm/weight
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpt(I) - Climate change Human Health, LUC only, no norm/weight
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (I) - Climate change, LUC only, no norm/weight
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpt(I) - Climate change Terrest Ecosystems, LUC only, no norm/weight
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Terrestrial ecotoxicity
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Freshwater ecotoxicity
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Marine ecotoxicity
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Human toxicity, non-cancer
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Climate change Freshw Ecosystems, default, excl biogenic carbon
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Climate change Human Health, default, excl biogenic carbon
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Climate change Terrest Ecosystems, default, excl biogenic carbon
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Climate change Terrest Ecosystems, incl biogenic carbon
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Climate change Human Health, incl biogenic carbon
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Climate change Freshw Ecosystems, incl biogenic carbon
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Metal depletion
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Photochemical Ozone Formation, Human Health
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Photochemical Ozone Formation, Ecosystems
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Fossil depletion
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Human toxicity, cancer
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Freshwater Consumption, Human Health
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Freshwater Consumption, Terrest Ecosystems
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Freshwater Consumption, Freshw Ecosystems
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Stratospheric Ozone Depletion
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Fine Particulate Matter Formation
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Terrestrial Acidification
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Ionizing Radiation
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Freshwater Eutrophication
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Land use
ReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Marine Eutrophication
IPCC AR5 GWP20, incl biogenic carbon
IPCC AR5 GWP100, incl biogenic carbon
IPCC AR5 GTP50, incl biogenic carbon
IPCC AR5 GTP20, incl biogenic carbon
IPCC AR5 GTP100, incl biogenic carbon
IPCC AR5 GTP20, Land Use Change only, no norm/weight
IPCC AR5 GTP20, incl biogenic carbon, incl Land Use Change, no norm/weight
IPCC AR5 GTP50, incl biogenic carbon, incl Land Use Change, no norm/weight
IPCC AR5 GWP100, incl biogenic carbon, incl Land Use Change, no norm/weight
IPCC AR5 GWP100, Land Use Change only, no norm/weight
IPCC AR5 GTP100, incl biogenic carbon, incl Land Use Change, no norm/weight
IPCC AR5 GTP50, Land Use Change only, no norm/weight
IPCC AR5 GTP100, Land Use Change only, no norm/weight
IPCC AR5 GWP20, Land Use Change only, no norm/weight
IPCC AR5 GWP20, incl biogenic carbon, incl Land Use Change, no norm/weight
IPCC AR5 GWP20, excl biogenic carbon
IPCC AR5 GTP20, excl biogenic carbon
IPCC AR5 GWP100, excl biogenic carbon
IPCC AR5 GTP50, excl biogenic carbon
IPCC AR5 GTP100, excl biogenic carbon
IPCC AR5 GWP20, Land Use Change only, no norm/weight
IPCC AR5 GTP100, Land Use Change only, no norm/weight
IPCC AR5 GWP100, Land Use Change only, no norm/weight
IPCC AR5 GWP100, excl biogenic carbon, incl Land Use Change, no norm/weight
IPCC AR5 GTP20, Land Use Change only, no norm/weight
IPCC AR5 GWP20, excl biogenic carbon, incl Land Use Change, no norm/weight
IPCC AR5 GTP100, excl biogenic carbon, incl Land Use Change, no norm/weight
IPCC AR5 GTP50, Land Use Change only, no norm/weight
IPCC AR5 GTP50, excl biogenic carbon, incl Land Use Change, no norm/weight
IPCC AR5 GTP20, excl biogenic carbon, incl Land Use Change, no norm/weight
LANCA v2.3, Biotic Production Loss Potential (Occupation)
LANCA v2.3, Biotic Production Loss Potential (Transformation)
LANCA v2.3, Erosion Potential (Occupation)
LANCA v2.3, Erosion Potential (Transformation)
LANCA v2.3, Groundwater Regeneration Reduction Potential (Occupation)
LANCA v2.3, Groundwater Regeneration Reduction Potential (Transformation)
LANCA v2.3, Infiltration Reduction Potential (Occupation)
LANCA v2.3, Infiltration Reduction Potential (Transformation)
LANCA v2.3, Physicochemical Filtration Reduction Potential (Occupation)
LANCA v2.3, Physicochemical Filtration Reduction Potential (Transformation)
TRACI 2.1, Global Warming Air, incl. biogenic carbon
TRACI 2.1, Resources, Fossil fuels
TRACI 2.1, Human toxicity, cancer (recommended)
TRACI 2.1, Human toxicity, non-canc. (recommended)
TRACI 2.1, Global Warming Air, excl. biogenic carbon
TRACI 2.1, Smog Air
TRACI 2.1, Ecotoxicity (recommended)
TRACI 2.1, Acidification
TRACI 2.1, Eutrophication
TRACI 2.1, Human Health Particulate Air
TRACI 2.1, Ozone Depletion Air
TRACI 2.1, Global Warming Air, excl biogenic carbon, incl LUC, no norm/weight
TRACI 2.1, Global Warming Air, LUC only, no norm/weight
TRACI 2.1, Global Warming Air, incl biogenic carbon, incl LUC, no norm/weight
UBP 2013, Carcinogenic substances into air
UBP 2013, Energy resources
UBP 2013, Global warming
UBP 2013, Heavy metals into air
UBP 2013, Heavy metals into soil
UBP 2013, Heavy metals into water
UBP 2013, Land use
UBP 2013, Main air pollutants
UBP 2013, Mineral resources
UBP 2013, Non radioactive waste to deposit
UBP 2013, Ozone layer depletion
UBP 2013, Pesticides into soil
UBP 2013, POP into water
UBP 2013, Radioactive substances into air
UBP 2013, Radioactive substances into water
UBP 2013, Radioactive waste to deposit
UBP 2013, Water pollutants
UBP 2013, Water resources
UBP 2013, Global warming, incl Land Use Change
UBP 2013, Global warming, Land Use Change only
USEtox 2.1, Ecotoxicity (recommended and interim)
USEtox 2.1, Ecotoxicity (recommended only)
USEtox 2.1, Human toxicity, cancer (recommended and interim)
USEtox 2.1, Human toxicity, cancer (recommended only)
USEtox 2.1, Human toxicity, non-canc. (recommended and interim)
USEtox 2.1, Human toxicity, non-canc. (recommended only)
AWARE, high characterization factor for unspecified water
AWARE, low characterization factor for unspecified water
AWARE, OECD+BRIC average for unspecified water
Blue water consumption
Blue water use
Total freshwater consumption (including rainwater)
Total freshwater use
WSI, high characterization factor for unspecified water
WSI, low characterization factor for unspecified water
WSI, OECD+BRIC average for unspecified water
AWARE (excl hydropower), high characterization factor for unspecified water
AWARE (excl hydropower), low characterization factor for unspecified water
AWARE (excl hydropower), OECD+BRIC average for unspecified water
Blue water consumption (excl hydropower)
Blue water use (excl hydropower)
Total freshwater consumption (excl hydropower, including rainwater)
Total freshwater use (excl hydropower)
WSI (excl hydropower), high characterization factor for unspecified water
WSI (excl hydropower), low characterization factor for unspecified water
WSI (excl hydropower), OECD+BRIC average for unspecified water
The LCI method applied is in compliance with ISO 14040 and 14044. The documentation includes all relevant information in view of the data quality and scope of the application of the respective LCI result / data set. The dataset represents the state-of-the-art in view of the referenced functional unit.
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IABP-GaBi
IBP-GaBi
Overall quality according to different validation schemes
GaBi = 1,7 interpreted into "good overall quality" in the GaBi quality validation scheme
ILCD = 1,8 interpreted into "basic overall quality" in the ILCD quality validation scheme
PEF = 1,7 interpreted into "very good overall quality" in the PEF quality validation scheme
The dataset and systems, which are provided with our software and databases for public use into a broad user community, are constantly used, compared, benchmarked, screened, reviewed and results published in various external, professional and third party LCA applications in industry, academia and politics. So user feedback via the online GaBi forum or direct via user information is a standard routine in the maintenance and update process and leads to stable quality and constant control and improvement of data, if knowledge or technology improves or industrial process chains develop or change.
GaBi user forum
GaBi bug forum
GaBi user community
GaBi conformity system
Fully compliant
Fully compliant
Fully compliant
Fully compliant
Fully compliant
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UNEP SETAC Life Cycle Initiative
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Not defined
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Not defined
Not defined
ILCD Data Network - Entry-level
Not defined
Fully compliant
Fully compliant
Not defined
Fully compliant
Not defined
thinkstep
This background LCI data set can be used for any types of LCA studies.
thinkstep
2020-01-21T09:28:19.000
ILCD format 1.1
thinkstep
No official approval by producer or operator
2020-01-21T09:28:19.000
00.00.001
Data set finalised; entirely published
GaBi databases
thinkstep
true
Other
GaBi (source code, database including extension modules and single data sets, documentation) remains property of thinkstep AG. thinkstep AG delivers GaBi licenses comprising data storage medium and manual as ordered by the customer. The license guarantees the right of use for one installation of GaBi. Further installations using the same license are not permitted. Additional licenses are only valid if the licensee holds at least one main license. Licenses are not transferable and must only be used within the licensee's organisation. Data sets may be copied for internal use. The number of copies is restricted to the number of licenses of the software system GaBi the licensee owns. The right of use is exclusively valid for the licensee. All rights reserved.
Ethanol from sugar cane
Output
1.0
1.0
0
Mixed primary / secondary
Unknown derivation
valuable