Animal fats and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared

1. Scope and Applicability

This PCR governs foreground data packages for bulk animal fats or animal-fat fractions whose triglyceride or fatty-acid structure has been modified by partial or complete hydrogenation, chemical or enzymatic interesterification, re-esterification, elaidinisation, or a declared combination of these routes. The product may be refined after modification but must not be a further-prepared formulation.

The PCR applies to food-, feed-, or technical-grade output only when the grade, animal species or source-fat family, modification route, degree of hydrogenation where applicable, refining status, product specification, and jurisdiction are declared. It covers facility-gate production from a qualified rendered or refined animal-fat input through route-specific modification, catalyst or reagent separation, optional bleaching or deodorisation, and bulk product dispatch.

The PCR does not cover unmodified rendered animal fats, vegetable or microbial fats, formulated shortenings, margarines, spreads, emulsions, finished foods, soaps, surfactants, lubricants, fatty acids produced by hydrolysis, biodiesel or hydrotreated fuels, packaging manufacture, distribution, use, or end of life. Slaughter, rendering, and prior refining are upstream unless they occur in the same controlled facility and are explicitly added as separately inventoried unit processes.

2. Product Category Identity

Field	Value
canonical_pcr_id	pcr.food-products-beverages-and-tobacco-textiles-apparel-and-leather-products.meat-fish-fruits-vegetables-oils-and-fats.animal-fats-and-their-fractions-partly-or-wholly-hydrogenated-inter-esterified-re-ester-b1928cc5
classification_refs	CPC 3.0: 21590 (exact mapping context; classification does not own PCR identity)
covered_products	Bulk animal fats and animal-fat fractions that are partly or wholly hydrogenated, chemically or enzymatically interesterified, re-esterified, elaidinised, or modified by a declared combination of those routes; refined forms remain covered when not further prepared.
excluded_products	Unmodified rendered fats; vegetable or microbial fats; mixed or formulated shortenings, margarines, spreads, emulsions, finished foods, soaps, surfactants, lubricants, fatty-acid products, biodiesel, hydrotreated fuels, and products whose animal origin or modification route is not substantiated.
representative_product	Bulk modified animal fat at the production facility gate, represented by hydrogenated or interesterified rendered animal fat meeting a declared specification.
production_route	Receipt and conditioning of qualified rendered or refined animal fat; one or more declared hydrogenation, interesterification, re-esterification, or elaidinisation steps; catalyst or reagent separation; optional bleaching, deodorisation, polishing, and bulk dispatch.
market_state	Bulk liquid, semi-solid, solid, flaked, or block product at the facility gate; food, feed, or technical grade and delivery temperature are declared. Packaging is excluded unless explicitly inventoried.

3. Reference Flow

Field	Value
What	Finished bulk animal fat or fraction modified by a declared covered route and delivered at the production facility gate.
How much	1 kg net mass of conforming product, excluding packaging.
How well	Meets the declared product specification for source animal, modification route and degree, refining status, grade, moisture and impurities, fatty-acid or solid-fat profile where relevant, and applicable legal or customer limits.
How long or cycle	One representative production campaign or the declared reporting period, normalized to 1 kg of conforming output.
reference_flow_link	Reference product output of finishing_and_dispatch; internal intermediate flows are not additional functional units.

Field	Value
Reference amount	1
Reference product flow	Animal fats and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared d4cec444-0873-445d-b0ef-04e9c796eced
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	source animal species or source-fat family; source-fat rendering and refining status; modification route or route sequence; partial or complete hydrogenation and degree where applicable; chemical or enzymatic interesterification; re-esterification or elaidinisation details where applicable; food, feed, or technical grade; fatty-acid, trans-fatty-acid, iodine-value, solid-fat, melting, moisture, impurity, and residual-catalyst specifications as applicable; geography; technology; reporting period; delivery form and temperature; allocation method; included post-treatment; packaging inclusion status

When constructing a foreground data package, the items listed in Required qualifiers must be declared in dataset metadata, process notes, reference flow comments, product descriptions, or an equivalent data package field. A qualifier that is not applicable must be marked not applicable with a reason; silent omission makes the reference flow incomplete.

4. Measurement and Unit Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Required property	Required unit	Rule
reference_mass	final reference product and mass-based material flows	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Report net mass at the declared delivery state. Normalize all foreground amounts to 1,000 kg before projection to the 1 kg reference flow; exclude packaging mass unless packaging is explicitly in scope.
energy_conversion	electricity and process heat	Energy property carried by the selected Tiangong flow	MJ	Retain metered kWh and fuel or steam records. Convert electricity with 1 kWh = 3.6 MJ; for steam, retain pressure, temperature, condensate return, and the enthalpy method used instead of treating steam mass as energy.
water_state	process water and wastewater	Mass or volume carried by the selected Tiangong flow	kg or m3	Do not combine mass and volume without a documented density and state. Distinguish once-through, recirculated, evaporated, incorporated, and discharged water.
chemical_basis	catalysts, enzymes, reagents, filter aids, and bleaching earth	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Record as-received product mass and active content or supported-catalyst composition. Report fresh makeup, recovered quantity, reuse cycles, and final disposition separately.
product_quality_basis	final product	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Product quantity is conforming net output. Off-spec material, rework, inventory change, and internal recycle remain visible and are not counted twice as reference product.

5. System Boundary

The foreground boundary begins when qualified rendered or refined animal fat is received at the modification facility and ends when conforming bulk modified animal fat is ready for dispatch at the same facility gate. It includes receipt, heated storage where needed, conditioning, the declared modification reaction, catalyst or reagent recovery, filtration, optional bleaching or deodorisation, product finishing, directly controlled utilities, process water, wastewater, residues, off-gas, and fugitive releases.

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
boundary_included_operations	foreground facility	Include every directly controlled operation from received qualified animal-fat feedstock through conforming bulk product, including route-specific reaction, separation, filtration, optional bleaching or deodorisation, and directly controlled waste and wastewater handling.	ec-jrc-fdm-bref-2019
boundary_upstream_inputs	purchased inputs	Link rendered or refined source fat, electricity, steam or heat, hydrogen, catalysts, enzymes, reagents, water, filter aids, and treatment services to representative upstream datasets; do not assign zero upstream burden merely because they are purchased.	eu-environmental-footprint-2021-2279
boundary_recursive_inputs	same-category rework or purchased modified fat	Record same-category rework or purchased modified animal fat as an explicit product input. Internal recycle stays inside the foreground mass balance; purchased same-category material requires an upstream dataset and must not recursively invoke this PCR without termination.	eu-environmental-footprint-2021-2279
boundary_source_fat	slaughter and rendering	Treat slaughter, rendering, and prior refining as upstream unless they are under the same data-control boundary and separately inventoried. For food-grade source fat, preserve evidence of eligible animal origin and hygienic raw-material handling.	codex-cxs-211-1999; eu-regulation-853-2004
boundary_exclusions	downstream life cycle	Exclude packaging, distribution, use, formulation into further-prepared products, and end of life unless the study explicitly expands the boundary and reports those additions separately from the gate-to-gate PCR result.	eu-environmental-footprint-2021-2279

Boundary Abstraction

Field	Value
declared_starting_condition	Qualified rendered or refined animal fat is received at the modification facility gate with source species or source-fat family, prior rendering and refining status, grade, quantity, quality specification, and supplier lot declared.
starting_condition_role	Upstream product input to the foreground modification system; it is not a burden-free waste by default.
product_classification_scope	Semantic category of animal fats and their fractions modified by the covered routes; CPC 3.0 code 21590 is mapping context only.
recursive_input_rule	Internal rework is tracked within the foreground balance. Purchased modified animal fat is an explicit same-category product input linked once to an upstream dataset; no silent recursion or burden-free substitution is allowed.
upstream_dataset_requirement	Use representative upstream datasets for source animal fat, purchased energy, hydrogen, catalysts, enzymes, reagents, water, filter aids, transport included by the study, and off-site treatment. Record geography, technology, period, grade, and allocation compatibility.
disclosure	Declare source animal, feedstock route, grade, modification route sequence, reaction and post-treatment technology, upstream boundary, allocation decisions, internal recycle, co-products, waste destinations, included utilities, packaging status, jurisdiction, reporting period, and data gaps.

6. Process Inventory Structure

Process Map

process_id	process_name	inclusion	inclusion_condition	role	quantitative_reference
feedstock_receipt_conditioning	Feedstock receipt and conditioning	required	Always included from receipt of qualified source fat; zero-activity conditioning is explicitly declared.	foreground feedstock receipt, storage, clarification, drying, and preparation	1,000 kg conforming final product
hydrogenation	Catalytic hydrogenation	conditional	Include when any part of the product is partly or wholly hydrogenated.	foreground route-specific reaction and catalyst separation	1,000 kg hydrogenated intermediate
non_hydrogenation_modification	Interesterification, re-esterification, or elaidinisation	conditional	Include each applicable chemical, enzymatic, re-esterification, or elaidinisation route; split materially different routes into child unit processes.	foreground route-specific modification	1,000 kg route-modified intermediate
finishing_and_dispatch	Finishing and bulk dispatch	required	Always include product recovery and conformity release; optional filtration, bleaching, deodorisation, or polishing is declared.	foreground catalyst or reagent removal, refining, finishing, and reference product release	1,000 kg conforming final product

Process: Feedstock receipt and conditioning (feedstock_receipt_conditioning)

Inputs

Product flows

Qualified rendered or refined animal fat feedstock (source_animal_fat)

Record each source-fat lot separately when animal species, rendering route, refining status, grade, supplier, or allocation differs. The selected Tiangong flow is a generic rendered-animal-fat candidate and must be replaced when a more specific source-fat identity is available.

• Selected flow: Other animal fats, rendered 42e4d7de-ef5e-4dd5-96f9-8680da80c5db
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: measured net mass received plus opening inventory minus closing inventory, excluding rejected lots transferred outside the product system
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg conforming final product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_feedstock_records
• Sources: codex-cxs-211-1999; eu-regulation-853-2004
• Range: Provisional source-fat requirement
  • Range role: Default estimate (default_estimate)
  • Lower: 1000
  • Upper: 1150
  • Unit: kg
  • Basis: per 1,000 kg conforming final product
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Conditioning electricity (conditioning_electricity)

Record electricity used for unloading, heated storage, pumping, clarification, drying, and controls when these activities occur.

• Selected flow: Electricity, medium voltage 2eb3b2fd-6511-4a22-9018-768024a5b5a6
• Flow property / unit: Net calorific value 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66 / MJ
• Amount rule: submetered electricity or justified allocation from facility meters; retain original kWh and convert to MJ
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg conforming final product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_feedstock_records
• Range: Provisional conditioning electricity screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 100
  • Unit: kWh
  • Basis: per 1,000 kg conforming final product
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Conditioning process water (conditioning_water)

Record only water crossing the process boundary for washing, cleaning attributable to the batch, cooling makeup, or aqueous conditioning; do not record recirculation repeatedly.

• Selected flow: Process Water 94a04f7e-2d5c-41f0-b182-d54a3b373a02
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: metered intake or tank-level balance minus documented recirculated water
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg conforming final product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_feedstock_records
• Range: Provisional conditioning water screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 1000
  • Unit: kg
  • Basis: per 1,000 kg conforming final product
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Elementary flows

No default elementary flow is imposed. Record measured or legally reportable direct releases with the correct receiving compartment and a confirmed Tiangong elementary-flow UUID.

Outputs

Product flows

Conditioned animal-fat intermediate (conditioned_animal_fat)

Calculate the transferred intermediate from measured tank or batch quantities and retain moisture, impurities, off-spec, and inventory-change records.

• Selected flow: Other animal fats, rendered 42e4d7de-ef5e-4dd5-96f9-8680da80c5db
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: measured transfer to the next foreground process, reconciled with input, residues, wastewater, and inventory change
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg conforming final product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_feedstock_records
• Range: Provisional conditioned-intermediate screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 850
  • Upper: 1150
  • Unit: kg
  • Basis: per 1,000 kg conforming final product
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Conditioning residues (conditioning_residues)

Record screenings, settled solids, off-spec source fat sent to treatment, and cleaning residues by destination. Select a route-specific Tiangong waste flow when the concrete residue is known.

• Selected flow: Route-specific conditioning residue; Tiangong UUID unresolved
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: measured shipment, container mass difference, or mass-balance residual supported by records
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg conforming final product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_feedstock_records
• Range: Provisional conditioning-residue screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 150
  • Unit: kg
  • Basis: per 1,000 kg conforming final product
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Conditioning wastewater (conditioning_wastewater)

Record discharged water by treatment destination and preserve pollutant measurements; do not equate water intake with wastewater without a water balance.

• Selected flow: Wastewater bc2cd1d5-69d5-42d7-818f-38a69ebb18ef
• Flow property / unit: Volume 93a60a56-a3c8-22da-a746-0800200c9a66 / m3
• Amount rule: metered discharge or documented water balance, separated by on-site and off-site treatment route
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg conforming final product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_feedstock_records
• Range: Provisional conditioning-wastewater screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 1
  • Unit: m3
  • Basis: per 1,000 kg conforming final product
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Elementary flows

Process: Catalytic hydrogenation (hydrogenation)

Inputs

Product flows

Conditioned animal-fat feed (hydrogenation_fat_feed)

Record the measured mass transferred to each hydrogenation batch and the pre-reaction quality profile used to define the target degree of hydrogenation.

• Selected flow: Other animal fats, rendered 42e4d7de-ef5e-4dd5-96f9-8680da80c5db
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: measured batch charge adjusted for tank inventory changes
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg hydrogenated intermediate
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_hydrogenation_records

Purchased hydrogen (hydrogen_input)

Record hydrogen supply by meter or cylinder and tank inventory. Select a Tiangong product-flow UUID whose production route and delivery state match the actual supply; the confirmed coal-route Hydrogen flow is not a generic default.

• Selected flow: Hydrogen; route-appropriate Tiangong product-flow UUID unresolved
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: opening inventory plus purchases minus closing inventory, recovered hydrogen, and documented transfers
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Route-specific (route_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg hydrogenated intermediate
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_hydrogenation_records
• Sources: ec-jrc-fdm-bref-2019
• Range: Provisional hydrogen-consumption screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 40
  • Unit: kg
  • Basis: per 1,000 kg hydrogenated intermediate
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Hydrogenation catalyst (hydrogenation_catalyst)

Record the actual catalyst chemistry, support, active content, fresh makeup, reuse, recovery, and disposal. The selected flow represents a nickel-based fat-hydrogenation catalyst and is used only when that identity matches.

• Selected flow: Nickel hydrogenation catalyst 33ee71d1-f1f9-4a85-857e-d3e009330523
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: fresh catalyst charged minus recovered unused catalyst, with reused catalyst cycles reported separately
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg hydrogenated intermediate
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_hydrogenation_records
• Sources: ec-jrc-fdm-bref-2019
• Range: Official-technique catalyst QA ceiling
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 10
  • Unit: kg
  • Basis: per 1,000 kg hydrogenated fat product for the nickel-catalysed technique described by the source
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: External source (external_source)
  • Sources: ec-jrc-fdm-bref-2019

Hydrogenation electricity (hydrogenation_electricity)

Record electricity for agitation, compression, vacuum, pumping, cooling, controls, and filtration attributable to hydrogenation.

• Selected flow: Electricity, medium voltage 2eb3b2fd-6511-4a22-9018-768024a5b5a6
• Flow property / unit: Net calorific value 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66 / MJ
• Amount rule: submetered kWh or justified allocation from facility meters, converted to MJ
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg hydrogenated intermediate
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_hydrogenation_records
• Range: Provisional hydrogenation-electricity screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 300
  • Unit: kWh
  • Basis: per 1,000 kg hydrogenated intermediate
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Hydrogenation steam (hydrogenation_steam)

Record purchased steam when it provides reaction heat, drying, or vacuum service; preserve pressure, temperature, condensate return, and enthalpy calculation.

• Selected flow: Steam 293f9fd9-5182-4d35-8aa5-ce73d4f322b7
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: metered steam mass corrected for condensate return; also calculate useful heat from declared steam state
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg hydrogenated intermediate
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_hydrogenation_records
• Sources: ec-jrc-fdm-bref-2019
• Range: Provisional hydrogenation-steam screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 1000
  • Unit: kg
  • Basis: per 1,000 kg hydrogenated intermediate
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Hydrogenated animal-fat intermediate (hydrogenated_intermediate)

Record reactor and post-separation output with the achieved degree of hydrogenation and product-quality results.

• Selected flow: Animal fats and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared d4cec444-0873-445d-b0ef-04e9c796eced
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: measured intermediate transferred to finishing, excluding retained catalyst, filter residue, vented material, and inventory change
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg hydrogenated intermediate
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_hydrogenation_records
• Range: Provisional hydrogenation yield screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 900
  • Upper: 1000
  • Unit: kg
  • Basis: per 1,000 kg conditioned animal-fat feed
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Spent hydrogenation catalyst (spent_hydrogenation_catalyst)

Record recovered catalyst as a product output only when it is transferred for verified recovery; otherwise select the correct waste-flow identity and treatment route.

• Selected flow: Spent catalyst 234379c3-585e-479e-8512-d647e4be69a2
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: measured recovered or discarded catalyst plus catalyst retained in filter media, reconciled with fresh and reused catalyst
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg hydrogenated intermediate
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_hydrogenation_records
• Sources: ec-jrc-fdm-bref-2019
• Range: Catalyst recovery and loss QA ceiling
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 10
  • Unit: kg
  • Basis: per 1,000 kg hydrogenated intermediate for the nickel-catalysed technique described by the source
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: External source (external_source)
  • Sources: ec-jrc-fdm-bref-2019

Elementary flows

Fugitive or vented hydrogen to air (hydrogen_to_air)

Record only measured or balance-supported releases to the declared air compartment; do not assume purchased hydrogen is fully consumed.

• Selected flow: hydrogen 08a91e70-3ddc-11dd-949c-0050c2490048
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: measured vent release or hydrogen balance residual after consumption, recovery, inventory change, and transfers
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg hydrogenated intermediate
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_hydrogenation_records
• Range: Provisional hydrogen-release screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 40
  • Unit: kg
  • Basis: per 1,000 kg hydrogenated intermediate
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Process: Interesterification, re-esterification, or elaidinisation (non_hydrogenation_modification)

Inputs

Product flows

Animal-fat feed and compatible co-feed (non_hydrogenation_fat_feed)

Record each animal-fat feed, fatty-acid or glyceride co-feed, and internal blend component separately. Select route-specific Tiangong UUIDs in a concrete dataset.

• Selected flow: Other animal fats, rendered 42e4d7de-ef5e-4dd5-96f9-8680da80c5db for the main animal-fat feed; co-feed UUIDs unresolved
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: measured batch charges adjusted for inventory and internal recycle
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg route-modified intermediate
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_non_hydrogenation_records
• Range: Provisional total fat-feed requirement
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 1000
  • Upper: 1150
  • Unit: kg
  • Basis: per 1,000 kg route-modified intermediate
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Route catalyst, enzyme, or reagent (route_reagent)

Record the chemical catalyst, immobilised enzyme, alcohol, glycerol, fatty acid, or other route reagent actually used. Keep active content, carrier, recovery, and reuse explicit; no generic UUID is assigned by this PCR.

• Selected flow: Route-specific catalyst, enzyme, or reagent; Tiangong UUID unresolved
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: measured fresh charge minus recovered reusable material, with active content reported
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg route-modified intermediate
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_non_hydrogenation_records
• Sources: ec-jrc-fdm-bref-2019
• Range: Provisional route-reagent screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 100
  • Unit: kg
  • Basis: per 1,000 kg route-modified intermediate; excludes separately recorded fat or fatty-acid co-feed
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Modification electricity (non_hydrogenation_electricity)

Record electricity for reaction, agitation, pumping, temperature control, vacuum, separation, and enzyme-bed operation as applicable.

• Selected flow: Electricity, medium voltage 2eb3b2fd-6511-4a22-9018-768024a5b5a6
• Flow property / unit: Net calorific value 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66 / MJ
• Amount rule: submetered kWh or justified allocation from facility meters, converted to MJ
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg route-modified intermediate
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_non_hydrogenation_records
• Range: Provisional modification-electricity screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 500
  • Unit: kWh
  • Basis: per 1,000 kg route-modified intermediate
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Modification steam (non_hydrogenation_steam)

Record steam used for heating, drying, catalyst inactivation, or vacuum generation and preserve steam-state data.

• Selected flow: Steam 293f9fd9-5182-4d35-8aa5-ce73d4f322b7
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: metered steam mass corrected for condensate return and converted to useful heat with a declared method
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg route-modified intermediate
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_non_hydrogenation_records
• Sources: ec-jrc-fdm-bref-2019
• Range: Provisional modification-steam screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 1000
  • Unit: kg
  • Basis: per 1,000 kg route-modified intermediate
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Modification process water (non_hydrogenation_water)

Record water used for catalyst inactivation, cleaning attributable to the route, cooling makeup, or aqueous separation; avoid double-counting recirculation.

• Selected flow: Process Water 94a04f7e-2d5c-41f0-b182-d54a3b373a02
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: metered intake or batch charge minus documented recirculation and recovered water
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg route-modified intermediate
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_non_hydrogenation_records
• Sources: ec-jrc-fdm-bref-2019
• Range: Provisional modification-water screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 1700
  • Unit: kg
  • Basis: per 1,000 kg route-modified intermediate
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Elementary flows

No default direct-emission profile is imposed. Record monitored releases with the correct substance and compartment.

Outputs

Product flows

Route-modified animal-fat intermediate (non_hydrogenation_intermediate)

Record the measured route output with the declared product composition, route chemistry, and quality results.

• Selected flow: Animal fats and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared d4cec444-0873-445d-b0ef-04e9c796eced
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: measured intermediate transferred to finishing, reconciled with residues, wastewater, recovered material, and inventory change
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg route-modified intermediate
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_non_hydrogenation_records
• Range: Provisional modification-yield screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 900
  • Upper: 1000
  • Unit: kg
  • Basis: per 1,000 kg total fat and fatty-acid feed
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Spent route catalyst or residue (spent_route_material)

Record spent catalyst, enzyme carrier, salts, soapstock, aqueous phase, or reaction residue separately by composition and destination.

• Selected flow: Route-specific spent material; Tiangong UUID unresolved
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: measured shipment or container balance reconciled with fresh and recovered route material
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg route-modified intermediate
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_non_hydrogenation_records
• Range: Provisional spent-route-material screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 150
  • Unit: kg
  • Basis: per 1,000 kg route-modified intermediate
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Modification wastewater (non_hydrogenation_wastewater)

Separate aqueous catalyst-inactivation streams, cleaning water, and vacuum-system wastewater when their treatment differs.

• Selected flow: Wastewater bc2cd1d5-69d5-42d7-818f-38a69ebb18ef
• Flow property / unit: Volume 93a60a56-a3c8-22da-a746-0800200c9a66 / m3
• Amount rule: metered discharge or documented water balance, with treatment route and key pollutant measurements
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg route-modified intermediate
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_non_hydrogenation_records
• Sources: ec-jrc-fdm-bref-2019
• Range: Water-ring-vacuum wastewater QA ceiling
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 1.7
  • Unit: m3
  • Basis: per 1,000 kg unrefined oil or fat only when the documented water-ring-vacuum technique is comparable
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: External source (external_source)
  • Sources: ec-jrc-fdm-bref-2019

Elementary flows

Process: Finishing and bulk dispatch (finishing_and_dispatch)

Inputs

Product flows

Modified animal-fat intermediate (finishing_intermediate)

Record each internal intermediate entering filtration, bleaching, deodorisation, polishing, blending of covered intermediates, or bulk finishing.

• Selected flow: Animal fats and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared d4cec444-0873-445d-b0ef-04e9c796eced
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: measured transfer to finishing adjusted for internal recycle and tank inventory change
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg conforming final product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_finishing_records
• Range: Provisional finishing-input requirement
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 1000
  • Upper: 1150
  • Unit: kg
  • Basis: per 1,000 kg conforming final product
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Bleaching earth (bleaching_earth)

Record only when bleaching is performed and verify that the selected flow identity matches the supplied adsorbent.

• Selected flow: Bleaching earth 68d5c9c4-5b4b-419d-a1ca-245d8673eda0
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: fresh material issued to the batch minus unused returned material
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg conforming final product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_finishing_records
• Sources: ec-jrc-fdm-bref-2019
• Range: Provisional bleaching-earth screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 20
  • Unit: kg
  • Basis: per 1,000 kg conforming final product
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Finishing electricity (finishing_electricity)

Record electricity for pumps, filters, vacuum, cooling, deodorisation auxiliaries, product forming, and bulk dispatch.

• Selected flow: Electricity, medium voltage 2eb3b2fd-6511-4a22-9018-768024a5b5a6
• Flow property / unit: Net calorific value 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66 / MJ
• Amount rule: submetered kWh or justified allocation from facility meters, converted to MJ
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg conforming final product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_finishing_records
• Range: Provisional finishing-electricity screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 200
  • Unit: kWh
  • Basis: per 1,000 kg conforming final product
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Finishing steam (finishing_steam)

Record steam used for drying, deodorisation, vacuum, heated storage, or product forming and retain its state and condensate return.

• Selected flow: Steam 293f9fd9-5182-4d35-8aa5-ce73d4f322b7
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: metered steam mass corrected for condensate return and converted to useful heat with a declared method
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg conforming final product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_finishing_records
• Sources: ec-jrc-fdm-bref-2019
• Range: Provisional finishing-steam screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 1000
  • Unit: kg
  • Basis: per 1,000 kg conforming final product
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Record monitored air releases from deodorisation, vacuum, heating, or product handling with the correct receiving compartment. Combustion emissions belong to on-site fuel combustion only when combustion is inside the foreground boundary.

Outputs

Product flows

Conforming modified animal fat (reference_product)

This is the sole reference product output. Report the final route, quality, grade, and delivery state and exclude off-spec, rework, and packaging mass.

• Selected flow: Animal fats and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared d4cec444-0873-445d-b0ef-04e9c796eced
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: exactly 1,000 kg conforming net product after batch normalization; project to 1 kg for the PCR reference flow
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: 1,000 kg conforming final product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_finishing_records
• Sources: unsd-cpc-3-0-21590
• Range: Reference-flow normalization identity
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 1000
  • Upper: 1000
  • Unit: kg
  • Basis: per 1,000 kg conforming final product
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)

Recovered fat distillate or other co-product (recovered_fat_coproduct)

Record saleable or internally reused distillate, recovered fat, or other co-product separately with composition, quantity, destination, and market status. Do not label a residue as a co-product solely to avoid waste treatment.

• Selected flow: Route-specific recovered co-product; Tiangong UUID unresolved
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: measured transfer or shipment quantity adjusted for inventory change
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg conforming final product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_finishing_records
• Range: Provisional recovered-co-product screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 100
  • Unit: kg
  • Basis: per 1,000 kg conforming final product
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Spent filter media and bleaching earth (spent_filter_media)

Record spent filter aid, bleaching earth, retained oil, and catalyst by composition and treatment or recovery destination. Select a route-specific waste-flow UUID in the concrete dataset.

• Selected flow: Spent filter media or bleaching earth; Tiangong UUID unresolved
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: measured shipment or container balance, including retained oil and catalyst where analytically or operationally determined
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg conforming final product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_finishing_records
• Sources: ec-jrc-fdm-bref-2019
• Range: Provisional spent-filter-media screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 50
  • Unit: kg
  • Basis: per 1,000 kg conforming final product
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Finishing wastewater (finishing_wastewater)

Record condensate or wastewater from vacuum, washing, or cleaning by treatment route and preserve COD or other applicable pollutant measurements.

• Selected flow: Wastewater bc2cd1d5-69d5-42d7-818f-38a69ebb18ef
• Flow property / unit: Volume 93a60a56-a3c8-22da-a746-0800200c9a66 / m3
• Amount rule: metered discharge or documented water balance, separated by treatment route
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1,000 kg conforming final product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_finishing_records
• Sources: ec-jrc-fdm-bref-2019
• Range: Water-ring-vacuum wastewater QA ceiling
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 1.7
  • Unit: m3
  • Basis: per 1,000 kg unrefined oil or fat only when the documented water-ring-vacuum technique is comparable
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: External source (external_source)
  • Sources: ec-jrc-fdm-bref-2019

Elementary flows

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
allocation_subdivision	separable processes, batches, meters, and product lines	Avoid allocation by subdividing unit processes and collecting directly attributable material, energy, emission, and waste records for the covered product.	eu-environmental-footprint-2021-2279
allocation_system_expansion	multifunctional outputs with a defensible substituted function	If subdivision is not possible, evaluate system expansion before partitioning burdens and document the substituted function and dataset.	eu-environmental-footprint-2021-2279
allocation_physical	remaining shared inputs and outputs	If allocation cannot be avoided, use a relevant quantifiable physical relationship that reflects the function provided; simple mass allocation is allowed only when mass is demonstrably relevant.	eu-environmental-footprint-2021-2279
allocation_other_relationship	cases without a defensible physical relationship	Use another relationship such as economic value only after documenting why subdivision, system expansion, and physical allocation are not applicable; prices must match the process stage and reporting period.	eu-environmental-footprint-2021-2279
allocation_internal_recycle	internal rework, recovered catalyst, recovered fat, and solvent or water recycle	Keep internal recycle inside the foreground balance and count only net purchased inputs and net outputs crossing the boundary. Do not assign avoided burdens to internal recycle.	eu-environmental-footprint-2021-2279
allocation_residue_status	recovered fat, distillate, spent catalyst, filter media, and other residues	Classify an output as co-product, recoverable material, or waste from documented destination and market function. Disclose the allocation or treatment applied and test sensitivity when the choice is material.	eu-environmental-footprint-2021-2279

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_records	feedstock_receipt_conditioning	source fat, utilities, conditioned intermediate, residues, wastewater	weighbridge, tank, meter, batch, supplier, laboratory, and waste-shipment records	lot id; species/source-fat family; supplier; rendering/refining status; grade; opening/closing inventory; gross/tare/net mass; moisture; impurities; electricity; water; conditioned output; residues; wastewater; timestamps	calibrated scales and tanks, utility meters, supplier documents, laboratory results, and signed waste records	kg; kWh; MJ; m3	each lot and batch; utility meters at least monthly or per campaign	complete representative campaign and the declared reporting period	all receipt, storage, and conditioning equipment in the foreground facility	reconcile inventory and batch transfers; normalize by conforming final-product mass; keep unlike species, grades, or routes separate	calibration status; meter coverage; supplier traceability; lab method; inventory reconciliation; missing-data log
cp_hydrogenation_records	hydrogenation	fat feed, hydrogen, catalyst, electricity, steam, intermediate, spent catalyst, and vented hydrogen	batch sheet, gas meter, cylinder or tank inventory, catalyst issue/return, utility meter, product test, recovery and waste records	batch id; feed mass and quality; hydrogen opening/purchase/closing/recovery/vent; catalyst composition and active content; fresh/reused/recovered mass; kWh; steam state and mass; output mass and quality; spent catalyst; timestamps	calibrated mass and gas measurement, inventory reconciliation, batch control system, utility meters, laboratory results, and shipment records	kg; kWh; MJ	every batch with monthly or campaign reconciliation	complete representative hydrogenation campaign and declared reporting period	all hydrogenation reactors, gas systems, separation, and directly controlled utilities	calculate net hydrogen and catalyst use; reconcile mass and hydrogen balance; normalize by hydrogenated intermediate and final product	meter calibration; gas purity record; catalyst certificate; batch genealogy; product analysis; balance residual and investigation
cp_non_hydrogenation_records	non_hydrogenation_modification	fat and co-feed, route reagent, enzyme or catalyst, utilities, intermediate, residue, and wastewater	batch sheet, material issue/return, utility meter, enzyme-bed or reactor log, lab, recovery and waste records	route id; feed and co-feed mass; catalyst/enzyme/reagent identity, concentration and mass; reuse and recovery; kWh; steam; water; output mass and quality; residue; wastewater; timestamps	calibrated scales and meters, batch control records, supplier certificates, laboratory tests, and shipment records	kg; kWh; MJ; m3	every batch with monthly or campaign reconciliation	complete representative route campaign and declared reporting period	each chemically or enzymatically distinct route in the foreground facility	keep routes separate; calculate net reagent use and route yield; normalize by route output and final product	calibration; supplier certificate; route conditions; enzyme activity where applicable; lab method; mass-balance residual
cp_finishing_records	finishing_and_dispatch	intermediate, bleaching earth, utilities, reference product, co-products, filter media, wastewater, and quality	tank and batch records, filter and deodoriser logs, material issue, utility meter, lab release, shipment and waste records	intermediate mass; inventory; bleaching-earth or filter-aid mass; kWh; steam state and mass; wastewater; condensate; filter residue; recovered fraction; final product net mass; grade; route; quality results; delivery state; timestamps	calibrated scales, tanks and meters, process logs, laboratory release records, dispatch documents, and signed waste records	kg; kWh; MJ; m3	every batch and shipment with monthly or campaign reconciliation	complete representative finishing campaign and declared reporting period	all finishing, storage, forming, and bulk dispatch equipment inside the boundary	count only conforming output as reference product; reconcile inputs, outputs, recycle, residues, inventory, and wastewater; normalize to 1,000 kg	calibration; batch genealogy; lab release; dispatch mass; treatment destination; balance residual and corrective action

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
calc_batch_normalization	every foreground amount	normalized amount per 1,000 kg = recorded amount divided by conforming final-product mass from the same coherent period, multiplied by 1,000	recorded amount; conforming final-product mass; aligned time and batch scope	normalized inventory amount
calc_inventory_change	tanks, cylinders, warehouses, catalyst, and reusable materials	net consumption = opening inventory + purchases or receipts - closing inventory - verified transfers out; internal transfers cancel within the boundary	opening inventory; receipts; closing inventory; transfers	net input crossing the boundary
calc_route_yield	each conditioning, modification, and finishing process	yield = conforming process output divided by total relevant feed input; report rework, co-product, waste, evaporation, and inventory change separately	process feed; process output; rework; co-product; waste; inventory change	route yield and reconciled mass table
calc_hydrogen_balance	hydrogenation	hydrogen consumed or unaccounted = opening inventory + purchases - closing inventory - recovered hydrogen - measured transfers - measured vent; investigate unexplained residual	hydrogen inventory; purchases; recovery; transfer; vent measurements	hydrogen use, release, and balance residual	ec-jrc-fdm-bref-2019
calc_shared_utility	shared electricity, steam, heat, water, vacuum, and treatment	use direct metering first; if unavailable, allocate only by a documented relevant physical driver and report the basis and sensitivity	facility utility total; direct meter data; operating time; throughput; equipment duty	product-attributed utility amount	eu-environmental-footprint-2021-2279
calc_steam_energy	steam inputs	calculate useful heat from steam and condensate enthalpy at declared pressure and temperature; do not substitute steam mass for energy	steam mass; pressure; temperature; condensate state and return	useful heat in MJ and retained steam mass record
calc_water_balance	each water-using process	water input = discharged wastewater + evaporation + water in products and residues + inventory change + documented losses; retain recirculation separately	water intake; discharge; evaporation; product/residue water; inventory; recycle	water balance and unexplained residual	ec-jrc-fdm-bref-2019

Data Quality Requirements

requirement_id	Applies to	Requirement	Evidence
dq_identity	source and reference products	Preserve batch-level source animal or source-fat family, origin, rendering/refining status, grade, modification route sequence, and final product specification; do not merge materially different routes without separate results.	supplier records; batch genealogy; final certificate; codex-cxs-211-1999; unsd-cpc-3-0-21590
dq_measurement	mass, gas, energy, water, and quality data	Use calibrated or verified measurement systems; record method, unit, resolution, calibration status, missing values, substitutions, and uncertainty.	calibration certificates; meter register; laboratory method; eu-environmental-footprint-2021-2279
dq_temporal	reporting period	Cover a complete representative production campaign and the declared reporting period. When annual representativeness is claimed, include the relevant operating and shutdown periods or justify exclusions.	production calendar; batch list; meter coverage; downtime log
dq_completeness	inventory	Include all environmentally relevant material, energy, water, waste, and elementary flows inside the declared boundary. Identify every omission and its reason; do not use an undisclosed cut-off during initial screening.	completeness checklist; mass, hydrogen, energy, and water balances; eu-environmental-footprint-2021-2279
dq_representativeness	foreground and linked upstream datasets	Assess technological, geographical, and time representativeness and precision; document dataset substitutions and why they are the best available match.	data-quality assessment; dataset metadata; eu-environmental-footprint-2021-2279
dq_allocation	multifunctional operations	Retain direct-meter and process-separation evidence and document the complete allocation hierarchy, factors, prices or physical relationships, and sensitivity where material.	allocation worksheet; meter map; product and co-product records; eu-environmental-footprint-2021-2279
dq_provisional_ranges	every reasoned_estimate range	Treat provisional ranges only as QA or authoring screens. A value inside a range is not evidence; replace publication-critical provisional ranges with reviewed foreground or external evidence.	manifest review metadata; foreground records; reviewer decision

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
validate_identity	product category and reference flow	The canonical PCR id, reference flow UUID, mass property UUID, unit-group UUID, CPC context, product name, and required qualifiers are present and mutually consistent.	unsd-cpc-3-0-21590
validate_reference_mass	final dataset	Exactly one reference product is normalized to 1 kg conforming net output; packaging, off-spec material, rework, and co-products are not counted as reference product.	eu-environmental-footprint-2021-2279
validate_route_processes	process map	feedstock_receipt_conditioning and finishing_and_dispatch are present; every declared hydrogenation, interesterification, re-esterification, or elaidinisation route has a matching process inventory and collection protocol.	ec-jrc-fdm-bref-2019
validate_uuid_integrity	all UUID-bearing rows	Every stored UUID is confirmed without a dataset version and its flow type, property, unit, route, and compartment match the row. Unresolved route-specific identities remain explicit blockers and are never replaced by a semantically wrong proxy.
validate_mass_balance	each process and full foreground	Inputs, outputs, wastes, elementary releases, recycle, and inventory change reconcile; every unexplained residual is quantified, investigated, and disclosed.	eu-environmental-footprint-2021-2279
validate_hydrogenation	hydrogenation route	Hydrogen supply route, net use, vent or fugitive release, catalyst identity, active content, reuse, recovery, spent-catalyst destination, and achieved product modification are reported.	ec-jrc-fdm-bref-2019
validate_water_and_waste	water, wastewater, catalyst, filter media, and residues	Intake, recirculation, discharge, treatment destination, pollutant data, recovered materials, and waste status are consistent with water and mass balances.	ec-jrc-fdm-bref-2019
validate_allocation	shared and multifunctional operations	Allocation is avoided by subdivision or system expansion where possible; any physical or other allocation is justified, reproducible, and disclosed with sensitivity when material.	eu-environmental-footprint-2021-2279
validate_grade_and_law	food-, feed-, or technical-grade output	The declared grade, jurisdiction, source-fat eligibility, quality specification, and applicable legal or customer limits are supported by current records; this PCR does not convert Codex or EU examples into universal limits.	codex-cxs-211-1999; eu-regulation-853-2004
validate_data_quality	foreground and upstream data	Coverage, calibration, technological, geographical and time representativeness, precision, substitutions, missing data, and every provisional estimate are reported.	eu-environmental-footprint-2021-2279

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	secondary_dataset or background_dataset produced from a reviewed foreground data package; the role is declared.
downstream_use	Construction of foreground process datasets and downstream lifecyclemodel projections for modified animal fats matching the declared source, route, grade, geography, technology, and period.
allowed_use	Gate-to-gate modelling of bulk covered modified animal fats when reference-flow qualifiers, boundary, allocation, upstream datasets, and data-quality disclosures match the intended study.
excluded_use	Unmodified animal fat; vegetable or microbial fat; slaughter or rendering without added unit processes; further-prepared formulations or foods; biodiesel or fuels; another species, route, grade, jurisdiction, geography, technology, or period without representativeness review; cradle-to-grave claims from this gate-to-gate dataset alone.
required_metadata	canonical PCR id and version when published; source species or source-fat family; source-fat route; modification route sequence and degree; catalyst, enzyme, or reagent identity; refining and post-treatment; grade; product specification; reference amount and UUIDs; geography; technology; reporting period; boundary; allocation; upstream datasets; co-products; wastes; water; data sources; collection protocols; unresolved identities; reasoned estimates.
required_quality_disclosure	measurement and calibration coverage; batch and temporal coverage; mass, hydrogen, energy, and water balance residuals; missing data; substitutions; allocation factors and sensitivity; upstream dataset representativeness; uncertainty; provisional ranges; legal and product-specification applicability.
update_trigger	Material change in source species or feedstock route, modification chemistry or degree, catalyst or enzyme, process equipment, product grade or specification, energy or water supply, recovery or waste route, allocation, jurisdictional requirement, reporting period representativeness, Tiangong identity, or authoritative evidence.

11. Data Sources

Source id	Type	Reference	Used for
unsd-cpc-3-0-21590	Official guidance (official_guidance)	United Nations Statistics Division, Central Product Classification Version 3.0, class 21590, https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/cpc/version3 (retrieved 2026-08-07); official structure evidence extracted from https://unstats.un.org/UNSDWebsite/statcom/session_55/documents/BG-4e-draft-CPC-structure-E.pdf	Classification context and the external category wording used to test, but not own, the semantic product boundary.
codex-cxs-211-1999	Standard (standard)	Codex Alimentarius, Standard for Named Animal Fats, CXS 211-1999, https://www.fao.org/input/download/standards/337/CXS_211e_2015.pdf (retrieved 2026-08-07)	Food-grade animal-fat source identities, eligible rendered fats, processing and labelling context, and input-quality disclosure.
eu-regulation-853-2004	Standard (standard)	Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, Annex III, Section XII, rendered animal fats and greaves, consolidated official text https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2004/853/2023-02-15/eng (retrieved 2026-08-07)	Food-grade raw-material eligibility, hygienic transport and storage, rendering and refining context, and upstream evidence requirements.
ec-jrc-fdm-bref-2019	Official guidance (official_guidance)	European Commission Joint Research Centre, Best Available Techniques Reference Document for the Food, Drink and Milk Industries, JRC118627, 2019, https://eippcb.jrc.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2020-01/JRC118627_FDM_Bref_2019_published.pdf (retrieved 2026-08-07)	Oil-and-fat process decomposition: hydrogen, nickel catalyst, filtration, light bleaching, deodorisation, vacuum, interesterification-related water use, catalyst recovery, wastewater, and technique-specific QA ceilings.
eu-environmental-footprint-2021-2279	Official guidance (official_guidance)	Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/2279 on Environmental Footprint methods, consolidated official text https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reco/2021/2279/2021-12-30 (retrieved 2026-08-07)	Functional-unit completeness, foreground and secondary data, data quality, cut-off disclosure, system boundary, and the allocation hierarchy.