Unit process data for lignin extraction in a softwood kraft pulp mill

This unit process represents the gate-to-gate production of 1 air-dried metric tonne of kraft lignin, coproduced with southern bleached softwood kraft pulp (SBSK), high voltage electricity and unrefined tall oil soap. The pulp is derived from pine or loblolly pine in a kraft pulping process at a mill in the southern United States (U.S.). Lignin is extracted via precipitation and acid washing. All flows are production weighted to kraft lignin. The SBSK pulp production technologies are an aggregation of those applied in the southern U.S. in 2013.

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kraft lignin extraction; from southern bleached softwood kraft, elemental chlorine free (ECF) bleached process; at millzip
Lignin is extracted via precipitation and acid washing. All flows are...
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Field	Value
Tags	kraft lignin softwood kraft pulp mill
Modified	2019-08-05
Release Date	2017-11-30
Frequency	Irregularly
Identifier	97e8429f-7ecb-4994-aec5-2af6d807c007
Publisher	Ag Data Commons
Spatial / Geographical Coverage Location	Southeastern United States
Temporal Coverage	January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2015
License	U.S. Public Domain
Contact Name	Venditti, Richard
Contact Email	richard_venditti@ncsu.edu
Public Access Level	Public

Extended Metadata:

Field	Value
Authors	Culbertson, Charles Grant (ORCID) Venditti, Richard (ORCID)
Peer Reviewed	No
Intended Use	These data were developed for use in "Accounting" and "Micro-level decision support", situations C2 and A, as described in European Commission - Joint Research Centre - Institute for Environment and Sustainability (2010).
Use Limitations	An actual, thorough physical accounting of all material flows for the kraft pulping process was not performed. Therefore, the intended application for this life cycle inventory is limited to academic study, product development and/or project planning. These data are not appropriate for official environmental claims or reporting.
Equipment or Software Used	openLCA WinGEMS (Version 5.3)
Funding Sources	National Institute of Food and Agriculture 2011-10006-30377
Primary Article	Culbertson, C., Treasure, T., Venditti, R., Jameel, H., & Gonzalez, R. (2016). Life Cycle Assessment of lignin extraction in a softwood kraft pulp mill. Nordic Pulp & Paper Research Journal, 31(1), 30-40. https://doi.org/10.3183/npprj-2016-31-01-p030-040
Related Articles	Daystar, J., Reeb, C., Venditti, R., Gonzalez, R., & Puettmann, M. E. (2012). Life-Cycle Assessment of Bioethanol from Pine Residues via Indirect Biomass Gasification to Mixed Alcohols. Forest Products Journal*, 62(4), 314-325. https://doi.org/10.13073/fpj-d-12-00025.1 AgID: 3175208
Dataset DOI (digital object identifier)	10.15482/USDA.ADC/1410532
Product Type	Dataset
Preferred Dataset Citation	Culbertson and Venditti (2016), Unit process data for lignin extraction in a softwood kraft pulp mill, USDA LCA Commons, version 1, 11/2017

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OSTI Identifier
ISO Topic(s)	economy environment
State or Territory	North Carolina
National Agricultural Library Thesaurus Term	gate-to-gate LCA LCI life cycle assessment life cycle inventory unit process
Ag Data Commons Keywords	Bioenergy
Program	Life Cycle Assessment – LCA

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