a2544f3c-1aca-4abc-8802-308d4cbc48feCashew nut (mass allocation, factory gate, ready-to-eat)Cashew cultivation, sun drying, transport, cleaning and soaking, roasting, shelling, drying and peelingsingle route, at plant3% H2O contentDried and peeled cashew nutMaterials productionFood and renewable raw materialsThe data set covers all relevant process steps over the supply chain of the represented cradle to gate inventory with a good overall data quality. The inventory is based on primary data from internationally adopted production processes, connected with regional precursor chains.01 kg of CNSLThe data set represents the country specific situation. The dataset focuses on the main technologies and thereby tries to cover most widely the average situation for dried and peeled cashew nut production in India.Foreground system:
1. General information
1.1 Plant biology cashew
The Cashew, Anacardium occidentale L., is a member of the Anacardiaceae family, along with mango, pistachio, poison ivy and poison oak. Anacardium contains 8 species, native to tropical America, of which the cashew is by far the most important economically (UGA 2008). The northeast of Brazil, near the Equator is probably the area from which the cashew originates and from which it introduced to East Africa (Mozambique) and India (Goa), from which its cultivation extended to Indonesia and the Philippines.
1.2 Crop attributes
The cashew tree is a medium-sized tree, not unlike in appearance the walnut tree, with oval blunt alternate leaves and scented rose-coloured panicles of bloom. The tree produces a fleshy receptacle, commonly called an apple, at the end of which the kidney-shaped greybrownish nut is borne. The nut can measure from 5 to 10 cm. The outer shell is ashy colour, very smooth; the kernel is covered with an inner shell, and between the two shells is found a thick, inflammable caustic oil (UGA 2008).
Many parts of the cashew plant are used. The cashew "apple," the enlarged fully ripe, fruit may be eaten raw, or preserved as jam or sweetmeat. The juice is made into a beverage (Brazil cajuado) or fermented into a wine. Fruits or seeds of the cashew are consumed whole, roasted, shelled and salted, in Madeira wine, or mixed in chocolates. Shelling the roasted fruits yields the cashew nut of commerce. Seeds yield about 45% of a pale yellow, bland, edible oil, resembling almond oil. (Duke 1983). An overview of cashew tree products and possible uses is listed in Table 2.
2. Cashew nut production
2.1 Plantation establishment and culture management
Cashew germinates slowly and poorly; several nuts are usually planted to the hole and thinned later. Propagation is generally by seeds, but may be vegetative from grafting, air-layering or inarching (Duke 1983). Cashew nuts are propagated by seed which are planted at a rate of 2-3 per hole due to poor germination rates. Full production is attained by 10th year and continues to bear until about 30 years old (Duke 1983). Tillage operations are modelled according to local reality and given facts. The establishment phase of the plantation without any yield is modelled to be 3 years.
2.2 Fertilizer use in cashew
Manures and fertilizers promote growth of the plants and advance the onset of flowering in young trees. Cashew is often grown as a casual crop by smallholder farmers and as a result its fertilizer requirements are overlooked. Also the trees are long standing and are frequently grown in soils that are of poor quality. Fertilizer should only be applied after weeding and cleaning the base of the individual trees within a 1-2 metre radius, to avoid the competition for nutrients from weeds. In the early years (up to 1.5 year), fertilizer should be broadcast close to the plant, covering an entire full circle up to a distance of 0.5 m from the base of the plant. The fertilizer should be lightly mixed with the soil. As the plant grows older, the area should be gradually extended to reach 1.0 m. Mulching the fertilized area is encouraged as it is beneficial. With adult plants, the fertilizer should be broadcast in a circular strip (1-1.5 m wide) and about 0.5-1.0 m away from the base of the tree. The fertilizer should be lightly mixed with the soil. (Azam-Ali 2004).
The fertilizer recommendations for cashew is 500 g N (1.1 kg urea), 125 g P205 (625 g rock phosphate) and 125 g K2O (208 g muriate of potash) per plant per year (DCCD 2008). The ideal period for fertilizer application is immediately after the cessation of heavy rains and with available soil moisture. During the 1st, 2nd and 3rd year of planting 1/3rd, 2/3rd and full doze of fertilizers should be applied and 3rd year onwards full quantity is to be applied. (DCCD 2008)
The fertilizer rates used in the model are displayed in Table 3.
2.3 Pesticide treatment
Tea mosquito, stem borer, thrips, leaf minor and leaf blossom webber are important pests of cashew. Of these, tea mosquito and stem borer causes economical damage in cashew.
Tea mosquito bug (Helopeltis antonii s.) can cause yield reduction to the tune of 30-40 per cent damaging tender shoots, inflorescence and immature nuts at various stages of development. It attacks the tree in all the seasons during flushing, flowering and fruit setting period but the peak period of infestation is from October to March. To control the pest, spray schedule involving three sprays synchronizing new flushing (October-November), flowering (November-December) and fruit setting (January – February) may be given with the following chemicals:
• Quinalphos (25% EC)
• Carbaryl (50% WP)
• Phosphamidon (85% WSC)
The number of sprays should be limited to three and the same insecticide should be used for the subsequent sprays.
Stem and root borer (Placaederus ferrugineus L.) is also a dangerous pest that can kill the entire plant. It is mostly seen in neglected gardens. The larvae of a beetle tunnel into the tree trunk and feeds from the bark all around the trunk. Manual removing of grubs and pasting the damaged portion with mixture of Carbaryl 50 gm (50%) and copper Oxychloride (25 gm) in one litre of water give effective control. (DCCD 2008).
Clearing the area by manually within 2mtr radius of the trunk and slashing the remainder is essential until the trees shade out most of the weeds. Weeding can be done by chemically also. Glyphosate (post emergent) application at 6 to 7 ml per litre of water (0.8 kg a.i./ha) during June – July also effectively controls weeds. (DCCD 2008)
According to these details, the pesticide application rates are modeled as shown in Table 4 Three times an insecticide and one time an herbicide is applied.
2.4 Irrigation
According to Pfister et al. (XY) 510 mm/ha of irrigation water has to be applied for cashew cropping in India. The actual irrigation system and used technique is strongly dependent on regional conditions and hence rather uncertain. Irrigation water may be taken from ground or surface water. In this dataset, 10% of cropped cashews are assumed to be irrigated by ground water, requiring the use of potent diesel pumps. As diesel is costly, the rest of the water is assumed to be supplied to the plants by men or animal power to ensure economic rationality for the farmers. Also, altitude differences are commonly used to distribute irrigation water within the plantations. The total diesel consumption for irrigation is calculated to be 39 kg/ha
For more information on PE’s approach of modelling irrigation water for agricultural crops, please follow this link.
2.5 Sum of working operations
In Table 5 the amount of working steps for soil work, fertilizing, pesticide application etc. and the amount of diesel which is needed for these working steps is shown.
2.5 Harvesting and yield
Harvesting is done manually. Mature fruit falls to the ground where the 'apple' dries away. In wet weather, they are gathered each day and dried for 1–3 days. Properties of freshly harvested cashew nuts are displayed in Table 6 below. According to FAO Stat the yield is calculated to be 692 kg/ha. The calculated yield corresponds to the three-year average from 2010 to 2012.
In the main producing areas of India, 95% or more of the apple is not eaten, as the taste is not popular (AZAM-ALI 2004). Hence, in the dataset the apple is assumed to be left on the field, where it is naturally degraded. Thereby contained nutrients are cycled back into the soil and incorporated carbon is released back to atmosphere.
2.6 Post-harvest operations
After harvesting, the nuts are sun-dried on the farm down to 5% moisture to extend shelf life. After drying, the nuts can be stored or directly processed.
2.7 Land use change
Changes in soil carbon stocks due to land use change (LUC) can offset significant amounts of CO2 from the soil. CO2 emissions due to LUC for cashew nut production in India are calculated to be 800 kg CO2/ha*a. For more information on calculation of emissions from LUC please follow this link.
The GaBi software balance format provides the opportunity to read out global warming results with and without emissions from LUC.
3. Production of dried and pelled cashew nuts
From farm to processing plant, a distance of 150 km with a 9.3 t payload truck and empty return was assumed.
3.1 Cleaning and soaking
At first, the raw Cashew nuts are cleaned of foreign matters like sand, stones, dried apple etc. During the cleaning, 3% of cashew mass are lost (Jekayinfa and Bamgboye 2006). For cleaning in small and medium large plants, which represent the majority of processed cashew in India, handwork is used. Hence, no energy inputs are required (Jekayinfa and Bamgboye 2006).
After cleaning the nuts are soaked with water to avoid scorching during the roasting operation and to make the kernel slightly rubbery which limits breakage of the kernels. The nuts are soaked until they reach a water content of 9% (AZAM-ALI 2004). The amount of water, which is needed for soaking, is calculated based on Azam-Ali (2004) and corresponds to 0.044 kg per kg-processed cashew nuts.
3.2 Roasting of cashew nuts
The most applied extraction technique of oil in India consists of immersion of the cashew nut in a hot bath of CNSL – the hot-oil method. This method recovers about 50% of CNSL and the hot extraction produces a different CNSL from the natural, obtained by cold extraction. Due to the heat the anacardic acid undergoes decarboxylation and it is converted to cardanol. This oil is called technical CNSL. On average, the CNSL yield corresponds to 10 %wt. of nut mass fed to the process (Velmurugan and Loganathan 2011; SISI 2003).
The principle employed in this method is that oil-bearing substances i.e. the shells, when immersed in the same oil at high temperature, will lose their oil, thus increasing the volume of the oil in the tank. For this method, conditioning becomes important. The equipment consists of a tank of CNSL heated to a temperature of 185- 190 ° C by a furnace underneath and a wire basket used to hold the nuts for immersion into the tank. Immersion time can range from 1½ to 4 minutes. Draining trays are needed at the end of the tank for the roasted nuts to dry and the residue oil can be returned to the tank. Caution must be taken not to heat the tank to over 200 C because at this point polymerization of the CNSL takes place. (AZAM-ALI 2004).
Energy requirement for roasting is calculated based on the nut’s composition and roasting process conditions (water content, oil content, temperature, etc.) and verified with Jekayinfa and Bamgboye (2006). Overall heat input is 2.42 MJ per kg of treated nuts. The heat is supplied by a furnace using heavy fuel oil. Mechanical work during roasting is done manually; hence, no electricity is needed (Jekayinfa and Bamgboye 2006).
After the oil is cooled down, it is filled into barrels and then ready for transport to the destination of usage. However, packaging is not part of this dataset, as it has only very small impacts on the overall results (expert judgement). In addition, not including the packaging in this dataset makes it easier to be used in further modelling. Modelled packaging would require an adaptation of mass, if this dataset is used as input in further processing models to account for the mass of packaging coming with it.
3.3 Shelling
The shelling process is done in order to separate the cashew shell from the kernel. This operation is manually done, in some cases hand and food operated shelling machines are used but normally the nuts are placed on a flat stone and cracked with a wooden mallet. The nuts are divided in two pieces, the kernel is stick to one of the half and should be manually removed. The shells represent the 75% by mass of the total cashew nut. The shells can be used for animal feed or as fuel [Salunkhe D. et.at.1995] and [Mohod A. et.al. 2010].
3.4 Drying
After the shell are removed from the kernel, they have to be dried in order to reduce the water content, thus to protect the kernel from pest and fungus attack. The moisture is about 6% before drying and it is reduced to 3% after. It is possible to dry the kernel by sun drying, however artificial drying becomes necessary for medium and large scale producers [Salunkhe D. et.at.1995] and [Mohod A. et.al. 2010].
3.5 Peeling
After the drying, the kernels have loose skins (testa), which are easy to peel off. This process is normally done by hand. Testa represents 2% by mass of the total cashew nut [Salunkhe D. et.at.1995] and [Mohod A. et.al. 2010]
Background system:
Electricity: Electricity is modelled according to the individual country-specific situations. The country-specific modelling is achieved on multiple levels. Firstly, individual energy carrier specific power plants and plants for renewable energy sources are modelled according to the current national electricity grid mix. Modelling the electricity consumption mix includes transmission / distribution losses and the own use by energy producers (own consumption of power plants and "other" own consumption e.g. due to pumped storage hydro power etc.), as well as imported electricity. Secondly, the national emission and efficiency standards of the power plants are modelled as well as the share of electricity plants and combined heat and power plants (CHP). Thirdly, the country-specific energy carrier supply (share of imports and / or domestic supply) including the country-specific energy carrier properties (e.g. element and energy content) are accounted for. Fourthly, the exploration, mining/production, processing and transport processes of the energy carrier supply chains are modelled according to the specific situation of each electricity producing country. The different production and processing techniques (emissions and efficiencies) in the different energy producing countries are considered, e.g. different crude oil production technologies or different flaring rates at the oil platforms.
Thermal energy, process steam: The thermal energy and process steam supply is modelled according to the individual country-specific situation with regard to emission standards and considered energy carriers. The thermal energy and process steam are produced at heat plants. Efficiencies for thermal energy production are by definition 100% in relation to the corresponding energy carrier input. For process steam the efficiency ranges from 85%, 90% to 95%. The energy carriers used for the generation of thermal energy and process steam are modelled according to the specific import situation (see electricity above).
Transports: All relevant and known transport processes are included. Ocean-going and inland ship transport as well as rail, truck and pipeline transport of bulk commodities are considered.
Energy carriers: The energy carriers are modelled according to the specific supply situation (see electricity above).
Refinery products: Diesel fuel, gasoline, technical gases, fuel oils, lubricants and residues such as bitumen are modelled with a parameterised country-specific refinery model. The refinery model represents the current national standard in refining techniques (e.g. emission level, internal energy consumption, etc.) as well as the individual country-specific product output spectrum, which can be quite different from country to country. The supply of crude oil is modelled, again, according to the country-specific situation with the respective properties of the resources.Universal TractorTruck, Euro 4, 12 - 14t gross weight / 9.3t payload capacityElectricity grid mixThermal energy from heavy fuel oil (HFO)Diesel mix at filling station (100% fossil)Tap water from groundwaterUrea (46% N)Potassium chloride (KCl/MOP, 60% K2O)Dried and peeled cashew nut is mainly used for human food.cashew nut.jpgrenewables_ cashew table 3.jpgrenewables_ cashew table 4.jpgrenewables_ cashew table 5.jpgrenewables_cashew table 6.jpgLCI resultAttributionalNoneAllocation - market valueAllocation - net calorific valueAllocation - exergetic contentAllocation - massNot applicableForeground system: Mass allocation was chosen to allocate burdens between CNSL and roasted, unpeeled nuts. Price allocation couldn’t be performed at the needed level of process disaggregation. The roasted but unpeeled nuts are typically not traded but directly further processed on-side. Hence, no prices with adequate data quality were available for this product. Mass allocation shifts 10,3% of overall system burden to the CNSL. 89,7% of burden is allocated to the roasted and unpeeled nuts.
The choice for mass allocation can be considered as a worst case approach from the perspective of the CNSL product.
Background system: For the combined heat and power production, allocation by exergetic content is applied. For the electricity generation and by-products, e.g. gypsum, allocation by market value is applied due to no common physical properties. Within the refinery allocation by net calorific value and mass is used. For the combined crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids production allocation by net calorific value is applied.
For details please see the document "GaBi Databases Modelling Principles"Direct land use change: GHG emissions from direct LUC allocated to good/service for 20 years after the LUC occurs.
Carbon storage and delayed emissions: credits associated with temporary (carbon) storage or delayed emissions are not considered in the calculation of the Global Warming Potential impacts for the default impact categories.
Emissions off-setting: not included
Fossil and biogenic carbon emissions and removals: removals and emissions are modelled as follows: All GHG emissions from fossil fuels (including peat and limestone) are modelled consistently with the ILCD list of elementary flows. In the case that the emissions refer to the molecules CO2 and CH4, they are modelled as ‘carbon dioxide (fossil)’ and ‘methane (fossil)’. Biogenic uptake and emissions are modelled separately. For land use change, all carbon emissions and uptakes are inventoried separately for each of the elementary flows. Soil carbon accumulation (uptake) via improved agricultural management is excluded from the model.NoneGaBi Modelling PrinciplesGaBi Water Modelling PrinciplesGaBi Agrarian Modelling PrinciplesCut-off rules for each unit process: Coverage of at least 95 % of mass and energy of the input and output flows, and 98 % of their environmental relevance (according to expert judgement).
For further details please see the document "GaBi Databases Modelling Principles"The removal of heavy metals with harvest are not regarded here due to lack of data.All relevant background data such as energy and auxiliary material are taken from the GaBi Databases, keeping consistency.NoneFor details please see the document "GaBi Databases Modelling Principles"NoneFAOSTAT 20112006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas InventoriesKTBL 2009UNIDO 2003AZAM-ALI 2004DCCD 2008Duke 1983Wikipedia (2014)Velmurugan and Loganathan (2011)CNSL (2014)USDA (2014)Anonymous 2014Mohod et al 2010Jekayinfa and Bamgboye 2006SISI 200395.0n/an/a2009 - 2013noneThe documentation is valid for the dataset IN:Cashew nut (mass allocation, factory gate). The dataset represents a cradle to gate inventory from provision of raw materials, cropping of cashew nuts to conversion and production of dried, pelled cashew nuts.
The dataset can be used to characterize the supply chain situation of the respective commodity in a representative manner. Combination with individual unit processes using this commodity enables the generation of user-specific (product) LCAs.All relevant flows quantifiedAnthropogenic Abiotic Depletion Potential (AADP), TU BerlinCML2001 - Jan. 2016, Abiotic Depletion (ADP elements)CML2001 - Jan. 2016, Abiotic Depletion (ADP fossil)CML2001 - Jan. 2016, Acidification Potential (AP)CML2001 - Jan. 2016, Eutrophication Potential (EP)CML2001 - Jan. 2016, Freshwater Aquatic Ecotoxicity Pot. (FAETP inf.)CML2001 - Jan. 2016, Global Warming Potential (GWP 100 years)CML2001 - Jan. 2016, Global Warming Potential (GWP 100 years), excl biogenic carbonCML2001 - Jan. 2016, Human Toxicity Potential (HTP inf.)CML2001 - Jan. 2016, Marine Aquatic Ecotoxicity Pot. (MAETP inf.)CML2001 - Jan. 2016, Ozone Layer Depletion Potential (ODP, steady state)CML2001 - Jan. 2016, Photochem. 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C, incl LUC, no norm/weightReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpt(H) - Climate change Terrest Ecosystems, excl biog. C, incl LUC, no norm/weighReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpt(H) - Climate change Human Health, excl biog. C, incl LUC, no norm/weighReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpt(H) - Climate change Freshw Ecosystems, excl biog. C, incl LUC, no norm/weighReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (H) - Climate change, incl biog. C, incl LUC, no norm/weightReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpt(H) - Climate change Terrest Ecosystems, incl biog. C, incl LUC, no norm/weighReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpt(H) - Climate change Human Health, incl biog. C, incl LUC, no norm/weighReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpt(H) - Climate change Freshw Ecosystems, incl biog. 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C, incl LUC, no norm/weightReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpt(I) - Climate change Terrest Ecosystems, excl biog. C, incl LUC, no norm/weighReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpt(I) - Climate change Human Health, excl biog. C, incl LUC, no norm/weighReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpt(I) - Climate change Freshw Ecosystems, excl biog. C, incl LUC, no norm/weighReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (I) - Climate change, incl biog. C, incl LUC, no norm/weightReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpt(I) - Climate change Terrest Ecosystems, incl biog. C, incl LUC, no norm/weighReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpt(I) - Climate change Human Health, incl biog. C, incl LUC, no norm/weighReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpt(I) - Climate change Freshw Ecosystems, incl biog. C, incl LUC, no norm/weighReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpt(I) - Climate change Freshw Ecosystems, LUC only, no norm/weightReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpt(I) - Climate change Human Health, LUC only, no norm/weightReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Midpoint (I) - Climate change, LUC only, no norm/weightReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpt(I) - Climate change Terrest Ecosystems, LUC only, no norm/weightReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Terrestrial ecotoxicityReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Freshwater ecotoxicityReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Marine ecotoxicityReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Human toxicity, non-cancerReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Climate change Freshw Ecosystems, default, excl biogenic carbonReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Climate change Human Health, default, excl biogenic carbonReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Climate change Terrest Ecosystems, default, excl biogenic carbonReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Climate change Terrest Ecosystems, incl biogenic carbonReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Climate change Human Health, incl biogenic carbonReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Climate change Freshw Ecosystems, incl biogenic carbonReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Metal depletionReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Photochemical Ozone Formation, Human HealthReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Photochemical Ozone Formation, EcosystemsReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Fossil depletionReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Human toxicity, cancerReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Freshwater Consumption, Human HealthReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Freshwater Consumption, Terrest EcosystemsReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Freshwater Consumption, Freshw EcosystemsReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Stratospheric Ozone DepletionReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Fine Particulate Matter FormationReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Terrestrial AcidificationReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Ionizing RadiationReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Freshwater EutrophicationReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Land useReCiPe 2016 v1.1 Endpoint (I) - Marine EutrophicationIPCC AR5 GWP20, incl cc fb, incl biogenic carbonIPCC AR5 GWP100, incl cc fb, incl biogenic carbonIPCC AR5 GTP50, incl cc fb, incl biogenic carbonIPCC AR5 GTP20, incl cc fb, incl biogenic carbonIPCC AR5 GTP100, incl cc fb, incl biogenic carbonIPCC AR5 GTP20, incl cc fb, incl biogenic carbon, Land Use Change only, no norm/weightIPCC AR5 GTP20, incl cc fb, incl biogenic carbon, incl Land Use Change, no norm/weightIPCC AR5 GTP50, incl cc fb, incl biogenic carbon, incl Land Use Change, no norm/weightIPCC AR5 GWP100, incl cc fb, incl biogenic carbon, incl Land Use Change, no norm/weightIPCC AR5 GWP100, incl cc fb, incl biogenic carbon, Land Use Change only, no norm/weightIPCC AR5 GTP100, incl cc fb, incl biogenic carbon, incl Land Use Change, no norm/weightIPCC AR5 GTP50, incl cc fb, incl biogenic carbon, Land Use Change only, no norm/weightIPCC AR5 GTP100, incl cc fb, incl biogenic carbon, Land Use Change only, no norm/weightIPCC AR5 GWP20, incl cc fb, incl biogenic carbon, Land Use Change only, no norm/weightIPCC AR5 GWP20, incl cc fb, incl biogenic carbon, incl Land Use Change, no norm/weightIPCC AR5 GWP20, incl cc fb, excl biogenic carbonIPCC AR5 GTP20, incl cc fb, excl biogenic carbonIPCC AR5 GWP100, incl cc fb, excl biogenic carbonIPCC AR5 GTP50, incl cc fb, excl biogenic carbonIPCC AR5 GTP100, incl cc fb, excl biogenic carbonIPCC AR5 GWP20, incl cc fb, excl biogenic carbon, Land Use Change only, no norm/weightIPCC AR5 GTP100, incl cc fb, excl biogenic carbon, Land Use Change only, no norm/weightIPCC AR5 GWP100, incl cc fb, excl biogenic carbon, Land Use Change only, no norm/weightIPCC AR5 GWP100, incl cc fb, excl biogenic carbon, incl Land Use Change, no norm/weightIPCC AR5 GTP20, incl cc fb, excl biogenic carbon, Land Use Change only, no norm/weightIPCC AR5 GWP20, incl cc fb, excl biogenic carbon, incl Land Use Change, no norm/weightIPCC AR5 GTP100, incl cc fb, excl biogenic carbon, incl Land Use Change, no norm/weightIPCC AR5 GTP50, incl cc fb, excl biogenic carbon, Land Use Change only, no norm/weightIPCC AR5 GTP50, incl cc fb, excl biogenic carbon, incl Land Use Change, no norm/weightIPCC AR5 GTP20, incl cc fb, excl biogenic carbon, incl Land Use Change, no norm/weightLANCA v2.3, Biotic Production Loss Potential (Occupation)LANCA v2.3, Biotic Production Loss Potential (Transformation)LANCA v2.3, Erosion Potential (Occupation)LANCA v2.3, Erosion Potential (Transformation)LANCA v2.3, Groundwater Regeneration Reduction Potential (Occupation)LANCA v2.3, Groundwater Regeneration Reduction Potential (Transformation)LANCA v2.3, Infiltration Reduction Potential (Occupation)LANCA v2.3, Infiltration Reduction Potential (Transformation)LANCA v2.3, Physicochemical Filtration Reduction Potential (Occupation)LANCA v2.3, Physicochemical Filtration Reduction Potential (Transformation)TRACI 2.1, Global Warming Air, incl. biogenic carbonTRACI 2.1, Resources, Fossil fuelsTRACI 2.1, Human toxicity, cancer (recommended)TRACI 2.1, Human toxicity, non-canc. (recommended)TRACI 2.1, Global Warming Air, excl. biogenic carbonTRACI 2.1, Smog AirTRACI 2.1, Ecotoxicity (recommended)TRACI 2.1, AcidificationTRACI 2.1, EutrophicationTRACI 2.1, Human Health Particulate AirTRACI 2.1, Ozone Depletion AirTRACI 2.1, Global Warming Air, excl biogenic carbon, incl LUC, no norm/weightTRACI 2.1, Global Warming Air, LUC only, no norm/weightTRACI 2.1, Global Warming Air, incl biogenic carbon, incl LUC, no norm/weightUBP 2013, Carcinogenic substances into airUBP 2013, Energy resourcesUBP 2013, Global warmingUBP 2013, Heavy metals into airUBP 2013, Heavy metals into soilUBP 2013, Heavy metals into waterUBP 2013, Land useUBP 2013, Main air pollutantsUBP 2013, Mineral resourcesUBP 2013, Non radioactive waste to depositUBP 2013, Ozone layer depletionUBP 2013, Pesticides into soilUBP 2013, POP into waterUBP 2013, Radioactive substances into airUBP 2013, Radioactive substances into waterUBP 2013, Radioactive waste to depositUBP 2013, Water pollutantsUBP 2013, Water resourcesUBP 2013, Global warming, incl Land Use ChangeUBP 2013, Global warming, Land Use Change onlyUSEtox 2.1, Ecotoxicity (recommended and interim)USEtox 2.1, Ecotoxicity (recommended only)USEtox 2.1, Human toxicity, cancer (recommended and interim)USEtox 2.1, Human toxicity, cancer (recommended only)USEtox 2.1, Human toxicity, non-canc. (recommended and interim)USEtox 2.1, Human toxicity, non-canc. (recommended only)AWARE, high characterization factor for unspecified waterAWARE, low characterization factor for unspecified waterAWARE, OECD+BRIC average for unspecified waterBlue water consumptionBlue water useTotal freshwater consumption (including rainwater)Total freshwater useWSI, high characterization factor for unspecified waterWSI, low characterization factor for unspecified waterWSI, OECD+BRIC average for unspecified waterAWARE (excl hydropower), high characterization factor for unspecified waterAWARE (excl hydropower), low characterization factor for unspecified waterAWARE (excl hydropower), OECD+BRIC average for unspecified waterBlue water consumption (excl hydropower)Blue water use (excl hydropower)Total freshwater consumption (excl hydropower, including rainwater)Total freshwater use (excl hydropower)WSI (excl hydropower), high characterization factor for unspecified waterWSI (excl hydropower), low characterization factor for unspecified waterWSI (excl hydropower), OECD+BRIC average for unspecified waterThe LCI method applied is in compliance with ISO 14040 and 14044. The documentation includes all relevant information in view of the data quality and scope of the application of the respective LCI result / data set. The dataset represents the state-of-the-art in view of the referenced functional unit.Sphera Solutions GmbHIABP-GaBiFraunhofer IBPOverall quality according to different validation schemes
GaBi = 1,8 interpreted into "good overall quality" in the GaBi quality validation scheme
ILCD = 1,9 interpreted into "basic overall quality" in the ILCD quality validation scheme
PEF = 1,8 interpreted into "very good overall quality" in the PEF quality validation schemeGaBi conformity systemFully compliantFully compliantFully compliantFully compliantFully compliantNot definedUNEP SETAC Life Cycle InitiativeNot definedNot definedNot definedNot definedNot definedNot definedILCD Data Network - Entry-levelNot definedFully compliantFully compliantNot definedFully compliantNot definedSphera Solutions GmbHThe data set represents a cradle to gate inventory. It can be used to characterise the supply chain situation of the respective commodity in a representative manner. Combination with individual unit processes using this commodity enables the generation of user-specific (product) LCAs. The data set does not necessarily fit for any possible specific supply situation - especially if significantly different technology routes exist - but is representative for a common supply chain situation.Sphera Solutions GmbHIABP-GaBi2022-03-01T00:00:00.000ILCD format 1.1Sphera Solutions GmbHNo official approval by producer or operator2022-03-01T00:00:00.00000.00.001Data set finalised; entirely publishedGaBi databasesSphera Solutions GmbHtrueOtherGaBi (source code, database including extension modules and single data sets, documentation) remains property of Sphera Solutions GmbH. Sphera Solutions GmbH delivers GaBi licenses comprising data storage medium and manual as ordered by the customer. The license guarantees the right of use for one installation of GaBi. Further installations using the same license are not permitted. Additional licenses are only valid if the licensee holds at least one main license. Licenses are not transferable and must only be used within the licensee's organisation. Data sets may be copied for internal use. The number of copies is restricted to the number of licenses of the software system GaBi the licensee owns. The right of use is exclusively valid for the licensee. All rights reserved.Cashew nut dried (3% H2O content)Output1.01.00.000Mixed primary / secondaryCalculatedvaluable