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General Description: 

Biogenic CO2 refers to carbon in wood, paper, grass trimmings, and other biofuels that was originally removed from the atmosphere by photosynthesis and, under natural conditions, would eventually cycle back to the atmosphere as CO2 due to degradation processes.


Indicators:

IndicatorsDefinition Calculation
Biogenic Carbon content (%)

For each raw material, a biogenic carbon content (referred as “BCC”) is supplied either by suppliers or internally at Solvay for example. Biogenic carbon content is the fraction of carbon derived from biomass in a product. For a given substance, the BCC can take any value from 0 to 100%. For raw materials not documented by suppliers, this BCC is documented by GBU R&I. If there is no BCC mentioned, default value can be set at 0.

Biogenic CO2 removals (kg CO2 / kg product)CO2 removals induced by the biogenic carbon

With :

(Molar mass of CO2) / (Molar mass of carbon atom) = 3.664 due to :

Molar mass of CO2: 44.01 g/mol

Molar mass of Carbon atom : 12.011 g/mol

Data Sources: 

TypeDataScope and Refresh 
Flat Files data R&I Novecare

Raw Materials data:

  • BCC 
  • TCC 
  • Concentration factor

Finished Product Data:

  • BCC 
  • TCC 
  • Concentration factor 
Novecare, plant Clamecy and Winder 
Flat Files data Supplier 

Finished Product Data:

  • BCC 
  • Concentration factor
No data available for now


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