Data for the Carbon Footprinting of Rendering Operations

作者：Gooding Charles H^*

来源：Journal of Industrial Ecology, 2012, 16(2): 223-230.

DOI：10.1111/j.1530-9290.2011.00430.x

• animal by products
• fat
• greenhouse gas (GHG)
• industrial ecology
• meat
• protein

This article presents a tool and data for calculation of the carbon footprint of rendering operations in North America, quantifying Scope 1 (direct) and Scope 2 (indirect) greenhouse gas emissions. Scope 3 (life cycle) emissions are not included. %26lt;br%26gt;According to the sample data, in one year an average-size rendering plant in North America processes 100,000 tonnes (t) of meat by-products, fallen animals, and restaurant grease and produces 40,000 t of marketable fats and proteins. A plant of this size emits directly about 20,000 t of carbon dioxide (CO2), mostly by burning fuels to operate cookers that destroy pathogens, drive off moisture, and separate the fat and protein. Another 4,000 t of CO2 is emitted by utility companies to provide electricity for the rendering process. These direct and indirect emissions are equivalent to about 30% of the CO2 that would be released if all of the carbon in the rendered raw material were decomposed into CO2.

• 出版日期2012-4