Adding missing data, Castor oil

Question

Hi All
I am trying to add Castor oil as input flow to Jute fabric production, but cant find the flow in Ecoinvent? how can I add this input to the process from some database or literature. Please help. Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Hi Madhuri,
good question, I think such a dataset does not exist yet in ecoinvent, also not in other databases so far, but there seems quite some literature, I found e.g.

http://www.ijastnet.com/journals/Vol_2_ ... 2012/7.pdf

http://www.ijastnet.com/journals/Vol_2_No_9_November_2012/7.pdf

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2009/gc/b815833a#!divAbstract

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlel ... ivAbstract

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2009/gc/b815833a#!divAbstract (a bit old)

http://www.avnir.org/documentation/book/LCAconf_lartigue_2012_en.pd

http://www.avnir.org/documentation/book ... 012_en.pdf

http://www.avnir.org/documentation/book/LCAconf_lartigue_2012_en.pdf

, which could be a starting point to create a supply chain and production process inventory.
Best wishes,
Andreas

Comments

Thank you Andreas.