Molasses

1. Scope and Applicability

This PCR applies to unblended molasses produced as a saleable liquid co-product of sugar manufacture from sugar cane or sugar beet, and to refinery molasses recovered during raw-sugar refining. It covers blackstrap or final molasses and food-grade or industrial molasses when the product remains molasses at the declared production gate.

The foreground boundary starts with sugar cane, sugar beet, or raw sugar received at the reporting facility and ends with conforming molasses in bulk storage or in the declared dispatch packaging at the production gate. Route-specific feedstock preparation, juice extraction or raw-sugar affination, purification, evaporation, crystallization, centrifugation, molasses conditioning, storage, directly operated utilities, direct emissions, and on-site treatment of wastes and waste water are included when they occur.

This PCR excludes blended table syrups; high-test or invert cane syrups not obtained as liquor remaining after sugar crystallization; molassed beet pulp; compound feed; fermentation products such as ethanol, yeast, citric acid, or rum; and distribution, use, or end-of-life after the production gate. A product excluded here requires another applicable PCR or an explicitly reviewed scope extension.

2. Product Category Identity

Field	Value
canonical_pcr_id	pcr.food-products-beverages-and-tobacco-textiles-apparel-and-leather-products.grain-mill-products-starches-and-starch-products-other-food-products.molasses
classification_refs	CPC 3.0: 23540 Molasses
covered_products	Unblended cane molasses, beet molasses, blackstrap or final molasses, and refinery molasses recovered from sugar crystallization or raw-sugar refining
excluded_products	Blended syrups; high-test or invert syrups not arising as crystallization mother liquor; molassed pulp; compound feed; fermentation products; downstream formulated products
representative_product	As-received, saleable final molasses at the production gate
production_route	Integrated cane-sugar manufacture; integrated beet-sugar manufacture; or raw-sugar refinery recovery, declared separately
market_state	Viscous liquid in bulk storage or declared dispatch packaging, with route, grade, dry matter or soluble-solids basis, and intended market stated

3. Reference Flow

Field	Value
What	Delivery of molasses as a carbohydrate-rich liquid ingredient or industrial/feedstock material
How much	1 kg of molasses on an as-received net-mass basis
How well	Meets the producer's declared grade and specification, with production route, intended use/grade, dry matter or soluble solids, water content, total sugars or sucrose basis, and any applicable quality or contaminant requirements declared
How long or cycle	One conforming production lot delivered at the production gate; no service-life duration is assigned
reference_flow_link	reference_molasses

Field	Value
Reference amount	1 kg
Reference product flow	Molasses dcc60867-03df-4ea1-be73-6d88987911bd
Reference flow property	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66
Reference unit group	Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
Reference unit	kg
Required qualifiers	production route and feedstock; final, blackstrap, or refinery molasses designation; grade and intended use; as-received mass basis; dry matter or soluble-solids method and result; water content; total sugars or sucrose basis; geographic and temporal scope; facility gate; bulk or packaged dispatch state; allocation method and factor period

When constructing a foreground data package, the items listed in Required qualifiers must be declared in dataset metadata, process notes, reference flow comment, product description, or an equivalent data package field. Missing required qualifiers make the reference flow definition incomplete for that data package.

4. Measurement and Unit Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Required property	Required unit	Rule
reference_mass	Reference molasses	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Report net as-received molasses mass. Do not silently convert the reference flow to dry matter, sugars, or standard-solids mass.
quality_basis	Molasses quality results	Declared analytical property	mass fraction, %, or °Brix as applicable	State the analytical method, sampling basis, temperature where relevant, and whether each result is on an as-received or dry-matter basis. °Brix must not be treated as dry matter unless the declared method establishes that equivalence.
volume_to_mass	Tank, meter, or dispatch records reported by volume	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Convert volume to mass only with lot- or campaign-representative measured density and its measurement temperature; retain the original volume, density, temperature, and conversion record.
net_utility_use	Water, steam, heat, and electricity	Carrier-specific property	Carrier-specific unit	Record purchased and generated utilities separately and subtract internal recirculation only once. Preserve gross generation, exports, returns, condensate recovery, and net use so double counting can be checked.

5. System Boundary

Boundary Abstraction

Field	Value
declared_starting_condition	Sugar cane, sugar beet, or raw sugar received at the first foreground facility gate, with route, mass, moisture or solids basis, supplier/origin, and receipt period declared
starting_condition_role	Feedstock entering an integrated sugar-manufacturing or raw-sugar-refining foreground system
product_classification_scope	Molasses recovered as crystallization mother liquor or refinery recovery syrup and sold as molasses; excludes downstream blends and transformation products
recursive_input_rule	Internally transferred molasses between included unit processes is an intermediate and is not assigned a separate upstream dataset. Purchased molasses entering finishing, blending, or repacking is an external same-category input and requires a separately resolved upstream molasses dataset; its burdens must not be recreated recursively.
upstream_dataset_requirement	Require upstream datasets for purchased cane, beet, raw sugar, fuels, electricity, chemicals, packaging, and other technosphere inputs. Identify any cut-off or missing upstream dataset explicitly.
disclosure	Declare production route, facility configuration, included utilities and treatment, allocation decision, co-products, internally recycled streams, dispatch state, temporal coverage, geography, and any excluded operation.

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
boundary_route_complete	Supported production route	Include the route-specific chain from received cane, beet, or raw sugar through preparation/affination, juice or liquor purification, evaporation, crystallization, centrifugal separation, and molasses finishing and storage when those operations are controlled by the reporting facility.	us-epa-ap42-cane-sugar-1997; us-epa-ap42-beet-sugar-1997; eu-jrc-fdm-bref-2019
boundary_direct_operations	Foreground facility	Include directly operated boilers, CHP, lime preparation or kiln operations, water supply, refrigeration, compressed air, storage, and waste or waste-water treatment to the extent they serve the included route; record utility exports and treatment transfers explicitly.	us-epa-ap42-cane-sugar-1997; us-epa-ap42-beet-sugar-1997; eu-jrc-fdm-bref-2019
boundary_upstream_and_downstream	Product system links	Link purchased inputs to upstream datasets. Exclude transport after the declared production gate, downstream blending, feed manufacture, fermentation, use, and end-of-life unless the study explicitly expands the boundary and discloses the extension.	ghg-protocol-product-standard-2011
boundary_no_silent_cutoff	Material and energy balance	Do not omit a shared sugar-manufacturing operation, valuable co-product, residue, waste-water stream, utility flow, or direct emission merely because it is not dedicated to molasses; address it by subdivision, allocation, or explicit documented exclusion.	ghg-protocol-product-standard-2011

6. Process Inventory Structure

Process Map

process_id	process_name	inclusion	inclusion_condition	role	quantitative_reference
liquor_preparation	Feedstock preparation and sugar liquor production	required	n/a; select and document the cane, beet, or raw-sugar-refinery route	Foreground preparation of clarified juice, thick juice, or standard liquor and route co-products	Mass of prepared liquor transferred to crystallization and mass of received feedstock
crystallization_separation	Evaporation, crystallization, and centrifugal separation	required	n/a	Shared foreground sugar and molasses production	Mass of massecuite or liquor processed and mass of molasses and crystalline sugar outputs
molasses_finishing_storage	Molasses conditioning, quality release, storage, and dispatch	required	n/a	Dedicated or shared finishing of saleable molasses at the production gate	1 kg net as-received conforming molasses dispatched

Process: Feedstock preparation and sugar liquor production (liquor_preparation)

Inputs

Product flows

Received sugar-bearing feedstock (received_feedstock)

Record the route-specific mass of sugar cane, sugar beet, or raw sugar received by the foreground facility and attributable to the reporting campaign.

• Selected flow: Sugar cane, sugar beet, or raw sugar; select the route-specific Tiangong product flow before publication
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: measured net receipt mass reconciled to inventory change and production records
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Route-specific (route_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming molasses dispatched after allocation
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_feedstock_receipts
• Sources: us-epa-ap42-cane-sugar-1997; us-epa-ap42-beet-sugar-1997; eu-jrc-fdm-bref-2019

Process water and purification inputs (preparation_water_chemicals)

Record fresh make-up water and route-specific lime, carbon dioxide, acids, flocculants, sulfur compounds, biocides, or other purification inputs that cross the facility boundary; recycled water is tracked separately and not counted again as purchased input.

• Selected flow: Route-specific water and purification product flows; select Tiangong flows before publication
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg, with water volume retained when metered
• Amount rule: measured purchase, issue, or meter records net of inventory change
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming molasses dispatched after allocation
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_material_and_water_inputs
• Sources: us-epa-ap42-cane-sugar-1997; us-epa-ap42-beet-sugar-1997

Preparation energy and utilities (preparation_energy)

Record electricity, steam, heat, fuels, and other utilities consumed in receipt, cleaning, extraction or affination, purification, and liquor preparation.

• Selected flow: Carrier-specific electricity, fuel, steam, and heat flows; select Tiangong flows before publication
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh or MJ and Mass / kg or Volume / m3 for fuels as metered
• Amount rule: metered or calculated net utility use linked to the included operations
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming molasses dispatched after allocation
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_energy_and_utilities
• Sources: us-epa-ap42-cane-sugar-1997; us-epa-ap42-beet-sugar-1997; eu-jrc-fdm-bref-2019

Waste flows

No waste input is required by this PCR. Record any imported waste used as fuel or material as a separately identified route-specific input with its applicable waste-flow identity.

Elementary flows

No elementary input is prescribed. Record directly abstracted water and other elementary resources when they cross the environment boundary rather than a technosphere supplier boundary.

Outputs

Product flows

Prepared sugar liquor (prepared_liquor)

Record clarified juice, thick juice, standard liquor, or refinery liquor transferred to crystallization as an internal intermediate.

• Selected flow: Route-specific prepared sugar liquor; internal intermediate flow
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: measured transfer mass or calculated mass from volume, measured density, and temperature
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Route-specific (route_specific)
• Normalization basis: per process output transferred to crystallization_separation
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_process_outputs
• Sources: us-epa-ap42-cane-sugar-1997; us-epa-ap42-beet-sugar-1997

Valuable preparation co-products (preparation_coproducts)

Record bagasse, beet pulp, filter cake, recovered soil or stone, and other outputs as product flows when they have a documented beneficial use or market value; otherwise record them as wastes.

• Selected flow: Route-specific co-product flows; select Tiangong product flows before publication
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured net output mass by co-product and destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Route-specific (route_specific)
• Normalization basis: per reporting campaign before allocation
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_process_outputs
• Sources: us-epa-ap42-cane-sugar-1997; us-epa-ap42-beet-sugar-1997; eu-jrc-fdm-bref-2019

Waste flows

Preparation residues and waste water (preparation_wastes)

Record non-valuable soil, trash, clarification mud, spent purification media, waste water, and other residues by treatment destination without netting them against product output.

• Selected flow: Route-specific waste and waste-water flows; select Tiangong waste flows before publication
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg or Volume / m3 as measured
• Amount rule: measured generation or transfer quantity by waste type and destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per reporting campaign before allocation
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wastes_and_emissions
• Sources: us-epa-ap42-cane-sugar-1997; us-epa-ap42-beet-sugar-1997; eu-jrc-fdm-bref-2019

Elementary flows

Direct preparation emissions (preparation_direct_emissions)

Record measured or factor-calculated direct releases from fuel combustion, lime preparation or kilns, carbonation, material handling, and waste-water treatment when operated inside the foreground boundary.

• Selected flow: Pollutant-specific elementary flows; select Tiangong elementary flows before publication
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured releases or calculation from collected activity data and a cited factor
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per reporting campaign before allocation
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_wastes_and_emissions
• Sources: us-epa-ap42-cane-sugar-1997; us-epa-ap42-beet-sugar-1997

Process: Evaporation, crystallization, and centrifugal separation (crystallization_separation)

Inputs

Product flows

Prepared liquor input (prepared_liquor_input)

Record the internal prepared liquor entering evaporation or vacuum-pan crystallization without adding a second upstream burden.

• Selected flow: Route-specific prepared sugar liquor; internal intermediate flow
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: equal to the reconciled transfer from liquor_preparation, adjusted only for documented storage change
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Route-specific (route_specific)
• Normalization basis: per process output campaign
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_process_outputs
• Sources: us-epa-ap42-cane-sugar-1997; us-epa-ap42-beet-sugar-1997

Crystallization utilities and aids (crystallization_inputs)

Record net steam, heat, electricity, wash water, seed sugar or slurry, and route-specific processing aids used in evaporation, pan boiling, crystallization, centrifugation, and sugar washing.

• Selected flow: Carrier- and material-specific product flows; select Tiangong flows before publication
• Flow property / unit: Carrier- or material-specific property and unit
• Amount rule: metered, issued, or calculated net use after internal recovery
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming molasses dispatched after allocation
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_energy_and_utilities
• Sources: us-epa-ap42-cane-sugar-1997; us-epa-ap42-beet-sugar-1997; eu-jrc-fdm-bref-2019

Waste flows

No waste input is prescribed. Returned off-spec sugar or liquor remains an internal product stream and must be reconciled without double counting.

Elementary flows

Record direct water abstraction only when water is taken from the environment rather than supplied as a product flow.

Outputs

Product flows

Unconditioned molasses intermediate (unconditioned_molasses)

Record the mother liquor remaining after the declared final crystallization or refinery recovery step and transferred to molasses finishing.

• Selected flow: Molasses dcc60867-03df-4ea1-be73-6d88987911bd used as an internal intermediate
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: measured transfer mass reconciled to tank inventory change
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per process output transferred to molasses_finishing_storage
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_process_outputs
• Sources: us-epa-ap42-cane-sugar-1997; us-epa-ap42-beet-sugar-1997; eu-jrc-fdm-bref-2019

Crystalline sugar and recovered valuable products (sugar_coproducts)

Record crystalline sugar and every other valuable output of the common process separately because their quantities and values are required for allocation.

• Selected flow: Grade-specific sugar and recovered product flows; select Tiangong product flows before publication
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured net output mass by grade, excluding internal recycle
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per reporting campaign before allocation
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_process_outputs
• Sources: us-epa-ap42-cane-sugar-1997; us-epa-ap42-beet-sugar-1997; ghg-protocol-product-standard-2011

Waste flows

Crystallization waste water and residues (crystallization_wastes)

Record non-recycled wash water, cleaning effluent, spent aids, spills, and other non-valuable residues by destination.

• Selected flow: Route-specific waste and waste-water flows; select Tiangong waste flows before publication
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg or Volume / m3 as measured
• Amount rule: measured generation or transfer quantity net of documented internal return
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per reporting campaign before allocation
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wastes_and_emissions
• Sources: us-epa-ap42-cane-sugar-1997; us-epa-ap42-beet-sugar-1997; eu-jrc-fdm-bref-2019

Elementary flows

Direct crystallization emissions (crystallization_direct_emissions)

Record direct releases from evaporators, boilers or other directly operated energy equipment, cooling systems, and waste-water treatment that are not already assigned to another included process.

• Selected flow: Pollutant-specific elementary flows; select Tiangong elementary flows before publication
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured releases or calculation from collected activity data and a cited factor
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per reporting campaign before allocation
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_wastes_and_emissions
• Sources: us-epa-ap42-cane-sugar-1997; us-epa-ap42-beet-sugar-1997

Process: Molasses conditioning, quality release, storage, and dispatch (molasses_finishing_storage)

Inputs

Product flows

Unconditioned molasses input (unconditioned_molasses_input)

Record the internal molasses transfer from centrifugal separation and reconcile it to finishing tank inventory.

• Selected flow: Molasses dcc60867-03df-4ea1-be73-6d88987911bd used as an internal intermediate
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: equal to the reconciled output of crystallization_separation
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per finishing campaign
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_storage_quality_dispatch
• Sources: eu-jrc-fdm-bref-2019

Finishing utilities and dispatch materials (finishing_inputs)

Record heating, pumping, cooling, quality-control consumables, and packaging only when used for the declared dispatch state.

• Selected flow: Carrier- and material-specific product flows; select Tiangong flows before publication
• Flow property / unit: Carrier- or material-specific property and unit
• Amount rule: metered or issued quantity attributable to molasses finishing and dispatch
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming molasses dispatched
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_storage_quality_dispatch
• Sources: eu-jrc-fdm-bref-2019

Waste flows

No waste input is prescribed.

Elementary flows

No elementary input is prescribed unless the facility directly abstracts water or another resource for this process.

Outputs

Product flows

Reference molasses at production gate (reference_molasses)

This is the conforming, quality-released reference product after storage and dispatch-state preparation.

• Selected flow: Molasses dcc60867-03df-4ea1-be73-6d88987911bd
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: fixed reference amount of 1 kg net as-received molasses
• Value mode: Fixed value (fixed_value)
• Specificity: Not applicable (not_applicable)
• Normalization basis: 1 kg reference molasses
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Identity reference (identity_reference)

Waste flows

Off-spec product, tank bottoms, spills, and cleaning effluent (finishing_wastes)

Record off-spec molasses by actual destination, tank residues, losses, spills, and cleaning effluent without subtracting them from measured inputs before mass-balance reconciliation.

• Selected flow: Destination-specific product or waste flows; select Tiangong flows before publication
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg or Volume / m3 as measured
• Amount rule: measured quantity by material and destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming molasses dispatched
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_storage_quality_dispatch
• Sources: eu-jrc-fdm-bref-2019

Elementary flows

Direct storage and finishing releases (finishing_direct_emissions)

Record actual direct air, water, or soil releases from storage, heating, handling, spills, and on-site treatment; do not create a zero flow when the emission is not measured or applicable.

• Selected flow: Pollutant-specific elementary flows; select Tiangong elementary flows before publication
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured release or calculation from collected activity data and a cited factor
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming molasses dispatched
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_wastes_and_emissions
• Sources: eu-jrc-fdm-bref-2019

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
allocation_subdivide_first	All multi-output foreground processes	First assign directly measured feedstock, utilities, chemicals, emissions, wastes, and dedicated finishing operations to the output that causes them by process subdivision, sub-metering, or an engineering model. Do not allocate a dedicated molasses operation to sugar or another co-product.	ghg-protocol-product-standard-2011
allocation_common_burdens	Burdens remaining after subdivision	Where allocation cannot be avoided, use a quantified physical relationship only when it represents how changes in the co-product outputs cause the shared input use or emissions. If no defensible causal physical relationship exists, use economic allocation based on the values of sugar, molasses, and other valuable co-products when they leave the common process.	ghg-protocol-product-standard-2011
allocation_economic_period	Economic allocation	Use net prices at the common-process exit, before downstream processing, averaged over the same representative campaign or reporting period as the inventory. Record currency, price source, averaging period, quantities, values, and every factor; assess sensitivity where price volatility could change the result materially.	ghg-protocol-product-standard-2011
allocation_waste_status	Residues and outputs	An output with a documented market or beneficial-use value is a co-product and participates in the selected allocation approach. An output without economic value is a waste; assign its treatment to the process that generates it and do not give it a product allocation share.	ghg-protocol-product-standard-2011
allocation_completeness	Allocation calculation	Allocation factors for all valuable outputs of each common process must sum to 1. Apply the selected method consistently to shared inputs, emissions, and removals, prevent internal recycle from becoming a second product output, and disclose any system expansion separately.	ghg-protocol-product-standard-2011

8. Foreground Data Collection, Calculation, and Quality Rules

Data Collection Protocols

protocol_id	process_id	flow_role	record_type	raw_fields	collection_method	unit	frequency	temporal_coverage	site_scope	aggregation_rule	quality_evidence
cp_feedstock_receipts	liquor_preparation	received feedstock	weighbridge, receiving, inventory, and quality records	date; supplier/origin; route; gross, tare, and net mass; moisture or solids; lot; opening and closing inventory	calibrated weighbridge or reconciled mass meter with laboratory quality sampling	kg and declared quality unit	each receipt and inventory period	complete reporting campaign, normally at least 12 representative months or one complete seasonal campaign	all facilities in the dataset	receipts plus opening inventory minus closing inventory, by route and lot	calibration, ticket, inventory reconciliation, sampling method, and missing-record log
cp_material_and_water_inputs	liquor_preparation	water and processing inputs	purchase, issue, tank, and meter records	material identity; quantity; concentration; make-up water; recycled water; inventory change; process destination	calibrated meter, invoice, stock issue, or tank reconciliation	kg, m3, and concentration unit	each transaction or continuous meter total	same period as product output	all included operations	net external input by material; internal recycle reported separately	meter calibration, invoice/issue record, concentration certificate, and reconciliation
cp_energy_and_utilities	liquor_preparation; crystallization_separation	electricity, fuel, steam, heat, cooling, and compressed air	meter, fuel, boiler, CHP, and utility-balance records	carrier; quantity; unit; meter boundary; generation; import; export; return condensate; allocation meter	calibrated meter or engineering balance from collected fuel and utility records	kWh, MJ, kg steam, kg or m3 fuel as applicable	continuous or each billing/production period	same period as product output	all included utility systems and consuming operations	gross generation and imports minus exports and documented returns; allocate only residual shared use	meter map, calibration, invoices, fuel properties, boiler/CHP balance, and gap treatment
cp_process_outputs	liquor_preparation; crystallization_separation	internal transfers, molasses, sugar, and co-products	mass meter, tank, weighbridge, production, and inventory records	product identity; grade; mass or volume; density; temperature; opening/closing inventory; destination; internal return	calibrated mass measurement or volume-density conversion with inventory reconciliation	kg; m3; kg/m3; °C	each batch, transfer, or dispatch	complete reporting campaign	all included production lines and tanks	net output by product and grade; internal recycle excluded from saleable output	calibration, batch/dispatch record, density method, tank reconciliation, and yield review
cp_wastes_and_emissions	liquor_preparation; crystallization_separation; molasses_finishing_storage	wastes, waste water, and direct releases	waste transfer, effluent meter, stack test, continuous monitor, laboratory, and activity records	flow identity; quantity; concentration; destination; treatment; activity; factor; sampling time	direct measurement where available; otherwise calculation from collected activity and a cited factor	kg, m3, and pollutant-specific unit	each transfer or monitoring period	same period as product output and representative operating conditions	every included direct source and treatment system	measured load or activity multiplied by cited factor; keep treatment transfers and direct releases separate	chain of custody, laboratory method, monitor calibration, factor citation, and completeness check
cp_storage_quality_dispatch	molasses_finishing_storage	molasses quality, inventory, losses, finishing inputs, and dispatch	tank, laboratory, dispatch, packaging, and loss records	lot; route; grade; mass/volume; density and temperature; dry matter/soluble solids; water; sugar basis; packaging; off-spec quantity; destination	representative sampling and validated laboratory method plus calibrated dispatch measurement	kg and declared analytical units	each lot or dispatch; inventory by reporting period	same period as production inventory	all molasses tanks, finishing lines, and dispatch points	conforming net dispatch plus inventory change; off-spec and losses reported separately	sampling plan, analytical method, certificates, calibration, release authorization, and inventory reconciliation
cp_coproduct_values	crystallization_separation	economic allocation inputs	sales and transfer-price records	product/grade; net quantity; common-process exit price; currency; date; discounts; downstream cost adjustment	audited sales ledger or documented arm's-length transfer-price method	currency/kg and kg	each sale or monthly average	same campaign or reporting period as inventory	all valuable outputs of each common process	quantity-weighted average net exit value by product; document missing or exceptional transactions	ledger extract, price basis, currency conversion, averaging method, and sensitivity record

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
calc_reference_normalization	All inventory rows	normalized amount = allocated campaign amount / net kg of conforming as-received molasses dispatched, with opening and closing molasses inventory reconciled	allocated campaign amount; conforming dispatch mass; molasses inventory change	amount per 1 kg reference molasses
calc_volume_to_mass	Volumetric molasses and liquid records	mass = measured volume × representative measured density at the recorded temperature; do not use an undocumented default density	volume; density; measurement temperature; lot/campaign link	kg liquid
calc_dry_matter	Molasses quality disclosure	dry-matter mass fraction = measured dry-matter mass / as-received sample mass; retain °Brix separately unless the method establishes equivalence	sample masses; analytical result; method; basis	declared dry-matter fraction and basis	eu-jrc-fdm-bref-2019
calc_mass_balance	Each included process and total facility	reconcile input mass, output products, wastes, direct mass releases, internal recycle, and inventory change on compatible wet and solids bases; define and disclose the facility's review threshold before validation	collected masses; quality/solids results; inventory changes; recycle records	process and facility balance closure with explained residual
calc_allocated_inventory	Shared multi-output process	allocated burden for molasses = subdivided molasses burden + allocation factor × remaining common burden; factor follows the documented physical or economic rule and all factors sum to 1	subdivided burdens; common burdens; co-product quantities and causal property or exit values	allocated molasses inventory by flow	ghg-protocol-product-standard-2011

Data Quality Requirements

requirement_id	Applies to	Requirement	Evidence
dq_identity	Reference and inventory flows	Confirm the molasses reference UUID and select route-, carrier-, waste-, and pollutant-specific Tiangong flows before publication; retain unresolved non-reference flow identities as review findings.	Tiangong readback, flow-selection record, and identity review
dq_temporal	Foreground campaign	Cover one complete and representative campaign; for seasonal beet or cane operations, include the full processing season and the associated storage/dispatch reconciliation. Explain shutdowns, abnormal operation, and substitutions.	dated production, meter, inventory, and dispatch records
dq_mass_quality	Material balance and product quality	Use calibrated net mass or documented volume-density conversion, align wet and dry bases, and retain representative molasses sampling and analytical methods. External typical values are plausibility context, not replacements for foreground results.	calibration, density/temperature records, laboratory methods, balance review, and source comparison
dq_completeness	Processes, utilities, and outputs	Demonstrate coverage of every process-map step, valuable co-product, waste, waste-water stream, direct emission source, and utility system; list missing data and quantify their estimated significance without silently setting them to zero.	process-flow diagram, meter map, source register, and completeness checklist
dq_allocation	Shared sugar-manufacturing burdens	Match allocation quantities, prices or physical factors, and time period to the inventory; retain the unallocated common-process inventory and a reproducible factor calculation.	allocation workbook, ledgers, engineering basis, factor sum check, and sensitivity record
dq_geography_technology	Dataset representativeness	State country/region, facility configuration, cane/beet/refinery route, purification and crystallization technology, energy system, treatment configuration, product grade, and dispatch state.	facility metadata and process description

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
validate_reference_identity	Reference flow	The reference product UUID, Mass flow-property UUID, Units of mass unit-group UUID, and kg unit must resolve; the dataset must declare every required qualifier and use exactly 1 kg net as-received conforming molasses as the quantitative reference.
validate_scope_route	Process coverage	The declared cane, beet, or refinery route must map to all three process-map stages, including route-specific preparation, evaporation/crystallization, centrifugal separation, and molasses finishing; any non-occurring operation must be justified by the actual facility configuration.	us-epa-ap42-cane-sugar-1997; us-epa-ap42-beet-sugar-1997; eu-jrc-fdm-bref-2019
validate_mass_and_quality	Foreground material balance	Wet-mass and solids-basis balances must be reproducible from raw records, inventory changes, internal recycle, wastes, and direct releases. Any residual beyond the facility's predeclared review threshold requires correction or a documented explanation; external typical molasses yield or solids values must not be substituted for missing site data.	eu-jrc-fdm-bref-2019
validate_allocation	Multi-output processes	Confirm subdivision is applied first; every valuable output is included; waste status is evidenced; common-process factors sum to 1; physical causality or economic exit-value data support the selected factor; and internal recycle, system expansion, or exported utilities are not double counted.	ghg-protocol-product-standard-2011
validate_utilities_emissions	Energy, water, wastes, and direct emissions	Reconcile imported, generated, returned, recycled, exported, and consumed utilities; verify all applicable combustion, lime/carbonation, evaporator, material-handling, waste-water, storage, and spill releases are measured or calculated from collected activity data with cited factors.	us-epa-ap42-cane-sugar-1997; us-epa-ap42-beet-sugar-1997; eu-jrc-fdm-bref-2019
validate_data_lineage	Every non-fixed amount	Each foreground or calculated row must link to its collection protocol and reporting period. Each external factor or method must link to a source id, and missing values must remain findings rather than implicit zeros.	ghg-protocol-product-standard-2011

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	Foreground gate-to-gate production dataset for saleable molasses; may be linked to upstream datasets to form a cradle-to-gate result
downstream_use	secondary_dataset; background_dataset after methodology, identity, representativeness, and allocation review
allowed_use	LCA of unblended molasses from the declared route, grade, geography, period, allocation approach, and dispatch state; use as an upstream dataset for feed, fermentation, food, or industrial systems when those qualifiers match
excluded_use	Blended syrups, high-test/invert syrup, molassed pulp, compound feed, fermentation products, or another route/grade without representativeness review; comparative claims without applicable review and verification
required_metadata	PCR id and version; reference UUIDs; route/feedstock; product designation and grade; dry matter or soluble-solids method/result; water and sugar basis; facility geography/configuration; reporting period; process boundary; dispatch state; allocation method/factors; co-products; upstream datasets; data owner and review status
required_quality_disclosure	Primary-data share; meter and sampling coverage; missing-data treatment; mass/solids balance closure; allocation basis and sensitivity; important unresolved flow UUIDs; temporal, geographic, and technological representativeness; external factors; uncertainty and exclusions
update_trigger	Change in feedstock route, purification/crystallization technology, energy system, product grade/specification, dry-matter basis, facility boundary, co-product status, allocation method or prices, treatment configuration, dispatch packaging, Tiangong identity, or evidence that materially changes the inventory

11. Data Sources

Source id	Type	Reference	Used for
us-epa-ap42-cane-sugar-1997	official_guidance	U.S. EPA, AP-42 Section 9.10.1.1, Sugarcane Processing, June 1997. https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2020-10/documents/c9s10-1a.pdf (retrieved 2026-08-10)	Cane-sugar and refinery process decomposition; identification of bagasse, filter cake, sugar, and molasses outputs; evaporation, crystallization, centrifugation, utility, and potential emission operations
us-epa-ap42-beet-sugar-1997	official_guidance	U.S. EPA, AP-42 Section 9.10.1.2, Sugarbeet Processing, March 1997. https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2020-10/documents/c9s10-1b.pdf (retrieved 2026-08-10)	Beet receipt, cleaning, diffusion, purification, evaporation, crystallization, centrifugation, molasses recovery, co-product, utility, waste, and potential emission operations
eu-jrc-fdm-bref-2019	official_guidance	European Commission Joint Research Centre, Best Available Techniques Reference Document for the Food, Drink and Milk Industries, JRC118627, 2019. https://bureau-industrial-transformation.jrc.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2020-01/JRC118627_FDM_Bref_2019_published.pdf (retrieved 2026-08-10)	Sugar-sector process and environmental context; refinery molasses recovery; beet molasses formation, indicative yield and solids context; water, energy, co-product, waste-water, storage, and data-quality checks
ghg-protocol-product-standard-2011	standard	WRI and WBCSD, Product Life Cycle Accounting and Reporting Standard, 2011, Chapter 9 Allocation. https://ghgprotocol.org/sites/default/files/standards/Product-Life-Cycle-Accounting-Reporting-Standard-EReader_041613_0.pdf (retrieved 2026-08-10)	Multi-output process definition; subdivision/system-expansion hierarchy; physical then economic allocation; waste status; consistency, completeness, disclosure, and allocation validation