Table 2.
Descriptions of the lifecycle processes and stages in BC-HWPv1
| Event name | Description |
|---|---|
| Lumber mills (MLMB) |
Transfer of C from whole logs primarily into solid wood products over 6 mm in thickness. |
| Chip mills (MC) |
Transfer of whole logs primarily into chips for pulp and paper. |
| Plywood and veneer mills (MPLY) |
Transfer of whole logs primarily into laminated veneer lumber, veneer and plywood. |
| Panel mills (MPNL) |
Transfer of C that may come from whole logs for oriented strand board or as wood waste from other mills for use in particleboard or fibre board. |
| Lumber (PPLMB) |
C in dimensional lumber. |
| Chips (PPCHP) |
C in chips, predominantly softwood. |
| Plywood (PPPLY) |
C in plywood with plys of 6 mm or less in thickness and veneer of 6 mm or less in thickness. |
| Panels (PPPNL) |
C in oriented strand board, fiberboard, particleboard and panels. |
| Mechanical mills (MP M) |
C in chips input to mechanical and semi-chemical pulping simulation |
| Chemical mills (MP C) |
C in chips input to chemical pulping technologies simulation |
| Combustion fuel (B) |
C as chips, solid wood, sawdust, black-liquor, waste wood or paper intended to be burned. |
| Retirement (R) |
Loss of C from in-use pools into waste or recycled back into in-use pools. |
| Aerobic decay (Ae) |
Decomposition in an oxygen-rich environment. |
| Anaerobic decay (Anae) |
Decomposition without oxygen. |
| Potential CH4 released (pot CH4) |
The amount of methane produced by the simulation of anaerobic decay. |
| Oxidation (O) |
A molecular reaction where hydrogen is lost and oxygen is added. |
| LFGM | Landfill gas collection and flaring |