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Table 2 (continued)
Unit Quantity Energy coefficient Total energy
(MJ/kg) (MJ)
Water kg 2179.511 4.2E-3 9.153950
Fertilizer
Nitrogen (N) kg 0.02890 48.90 1.413210
Urea kg 0.04200 22.50 0.945000
Phosphate (P 2 O 5 ) kg 0.00916 17.43 0.159659
Magnesium (MgO) kg 0.01564 2.32 0.036285
Borate kg 0.00368 32.27 0.118754
Potassium (K 2 O) kg 0.06536 10.38 0.678437
Pesticides
Glyphosate kg 0.00184 18.72 0.034445
Paraquat kg 0.00070 130.00 0.091000
Furadan kg 0.00299 13.16 0.039340
Herbicides kg 0.00015 184.71 0.027707
Wood chippings kg 3.54311 19.00 67.31909
Field establishment kg 0.02659 48.1 1.278883
Diesel
Field maintenance
Diesel kg 0.01329 48.1 0.639441
Electricity MJ 1.23924 – 1.239240
Labor (harvest) MJ 0.00600 – 0.006000
Total energy input MJ 83.18044
Output
FFB kg 4.17000 43.33 180.6861
OPF kg 1.50120 20.51 30.78961
OPT kg 0.03336 16.88 0.563117
Emissions to soil/water
Nitrogen (N) kg 0.00460 48.90 0.224940
Phosphate (P 2 O 5 ) kg 0.00184 17.43 0.032071
Pesticides kg 0.00037 245.57 0.090861
Emissions to air
NOx kg 0.00046 296.00 0.136160
kg 0.00018 29.50 0.005310
SO 2
Pesticides/herbicides kg 0.00009 245.57 0.022592
kg 0.01092 32.12 0.350706
CO 2
Total energy output MJ 212.9018
Transportation of raw materials to kg 0.02346 48.10 1.12843
mill (T2)
Diesel
Emissions to air
CO kg 0.07342 10.11 0.74228
NOx kg 0.00027 296.00 0.07992
Particulate matter kg 0.00014 – –
kg 0.00011 29.50 0.00325
SO 2
TOC kg 0.00729 – –

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