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
The links you shared do not seem to function. Is there any other way out? Do you suggest using a proxy data?
I am also looking for TKP (Tamarind Kernel Powder) extensively used as a sizing material for Jute fabric production in India. Also unavailable in Ecoinvent. How do you suggest to solve this issue?

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Well the links work for me (I just checked)? To your new quesiton, the approach is similar as for any dataset that you need to model, find process descriptions, understand how the process works, and then estimate, and in perfect situations perform measurements and surveys, to get information about the process.

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Thank you Andreas.