Table 1.
Input | kg CO2-eq. kg−1 | MJ primary energy kg−1 (for production) | Source |
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Sulphur dioxide SO2 | 0.42 | 7.8 | [7, 60] |
Ammonia NH3 | 3.23 | 11.1 | [61] |
Phosphoric acid H3PO4 | 1.36 | 5.52 | [61] |
Antifoam | 1.33 | 24.4 | Average based on [62] and [63] |
Diammonium phosphate (NH4)2HPO4 | 0.87 | 8.19 | [61] |
Magnesium sulphate MgSO4 | 0.308 | 1.1 | [64] |
Molasses | 0.142 | 0.57 | [7, 65] |
Soybean oil meal | 0.8 | 5.95 | [65] |
Ammonium sulphate (NH4)2SO4 | 2.6 | 10.4 | [61] (primary energy based on general data for N-fertilizer) |
Monopotassium phosphate KH2PO4 | 0.287 | 26 | [66] |
Iron(II) sulphate heptahydrate FeSO4*7H2O | 0.093 | 1.13 | Data for FeSO4 [60] |
Enzymes | 5.5 | 69a | Personal communication with Kløverpris, J. H., Novozymes A/S, February 2015. Estimation based on [7] |
g CO2-eq. MJ−1 | Primary energy factor | ||
Swedish electricity mix | 10.1 | 2.1 | [67] |
Natural gas-based electricity | 124 | 1.9 | [67, 68] |
Hard coal | 106 | 1.15 | [67] |
aCarbon footprint was re-evaluated by Novozymes A/S from 8 to 5.5 kg CO2-eq. kg−1 enzyme cocktail, a reduction by 31%. Fossil energy use was previously 100 MJ kg−1 cocktail, from which the estimate here is reduced by 31%