LifeCycle AI| Project: | Bioactive peptides |
| Description: | Bioactive peptides from urban pruning |
| Quantity | Unit | Functional unit description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | kg of bioactive peptides | Production of one kilogram of purified bioactive peptides from pruning. |
| Quantity | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 65 | kg | Urban pruning biomass residue |
| 480 | kg | Process water for extraction and washing |
| 0.75 | kg | Protease enzymes for enzymatic hydrolysis |
| 3.2 | kg | Sodium hydroxide for pH control |
| 2.8 | kg | Hydrochloric acid for pH neutralization |
| 10.5 | kg | Ammonium sulfate for protein precipitation |
| 12 | kg | Ethanol for peptide purification and rinsing |
| Quantity | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | kg | Spent urban pruning biomass residue after peptide extraction |
| 480 | kg | Wastewater from extraction and washing processes |
| 12 | kg | Spent ethanol solvent from purification and rinsing steps |
| 10.5 | kg | Residual ammonium sulfate from the protein precipitation stage |
| 6 | kg | Dissolved salts formed from pH neutralization |
| 0.75 | kg | Degraded protease enzymes remaining in the waste stream |
| Quantity | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 9.75 | kWh | Mechanical milling and grinding of urban pruning residues |
| 18.2 | kWh | Heating and agitation for extraction and enzymatic hydrolysis |
| 5.4 | kWh | Centrifugation for separation of protein-rich supernatant |
| 7.6 | kWh | Ultrafiltration and ethanol purification of bioactive peptides |
| 42.5 | kWh | Freeze-drying for final stabilization of purified peptide powder |
| Quantity | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | kWh | No energy produced |
| Quantity | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 4.39 | Kg CO2eq | Mechanical milling and grinding of urban pruning residues |
| 8.19 | Kg CO2eq | Heating and agitation for extraction and enzymatic hydrolysis |
| 2.43 | Kg CO2eq | Centrifugation for separation of protein-rich supernatant |
| 3.42 | Kg CO2eq | Ultrafiltration and ethanol purification of bioactive peptides |
| 19.13 | Kg CO2eq | Freeze-drying for final stabilization of purified peptide powder |
| 0 | Kg CO2eq | No CO2eq emitted directly |
| Quantity | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Kg CO2eq | No energy produced |
| 119.18 | Kg CO2eq | Biogenic CO2 sequestration in urban pruning biomass residue |