Degras; residues resulting from the treatment of fatty substances or animal or vegetable waxes · Calculation Rules

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
calc_reference_normalization	every foreground row	normalized row quantity = row quantity for the declared study period / net conforming reference-product kg for the same period	linked collection protocol; cp_release_reference_product	row-declared unit per 1 kg reference product	eu-pef-2021-2279
calc_shared_utility_allocation	a utility meter serving more than one process	allocate the carrier-specific meter total by documented operating time, equipment power or heat duty, or another measured causal driver; preserve the unallocated total and reconciliation	carrier meter; operating records; causal driver	stage-specific carrier quantity	eu-fdm-bat-2019-2031; eu-sa-bat-2023-2749; eu-pef-2021-2279
calc_foreground_mass_balance	declared route	mass-balance closure = named mass inputs - named products - named co-products - named wastes - named emissions - documented inventory change	all linked mass records for one lot or period	disclosed closure and unexplained difference	eu-fdm-bat-2019-2031; eu-tanning-bat-2013-84; eu-sa-bat-2023-2749; eu-pef-2021-2279
calc_n_hexane_release	n-hexane route	unrecovered n-hexane = purchases + opening stock - closing stock - recovered stock - product retention - named wastes; allocate measured releases separately to air and water	cp_solvent_materials; cp_solvent_products; cp_solvent_wastes; cp_solvent_emission_balance	kg n-hexane to each receiving medium	eu-fdm-bat-2019-2031; eu-pef-2021-2279
calc_refrigerant_release	each actual refrigerant	release = opening stock + purchases + charge additions - recovery - closing stock - documented equipment inventory change	cp_finishing_materials; cp_finishing_refrigerant_balance	kg of the named refrigerant to air	eu-sa-bat-2023-2749; eu-pef-2021-2279
calc_combustion_emission	each named combustion emission	emission load = measured named-fuel activity multiplied by a documented facility-specific or cited substance factor, or direct calibrated stack mass; keep fuels and substances separate	cp_thermal_utilities; cp_thermal_air_emissions; factor provenance	kg of one named substance to air	eu-fdm-bat-2019-2031; eu-sa-bat-2023-2749; eu-pef-2021-2279
calc_effluent_parameter_load	each named water-emission parameter	parameter load = matched treated-effluent volume multiplied by laboratory concentration with explicit unit conversion	cp_wwt_effluent_analysis; treated-flow record	kg of one named parameter to water	eu-fdm-bat-2019-2031; eu-sa-bat-2023-2749; eu-pef-2021-2279
calc_allocation_factor	unavoidable shared burden	allocation factor = declared causal quantity or economic value of the reference product / corresponding total across all co-products for the same period	product and co-product quantities; causal driver or prices	disclosed allocation factor and sensitivity where required	eu-pef-2021-2279

Data Quality Requirements

requirement_id	Applies to	Requirement	Evidence
dq_source_identity	starting residue	Identify one exact residue stream, source material, generating operation, supplier or internal source, lot, and legal status.	receiving specification, supplier record, internal transfer record, and process flow diagram
dq_route_traceability	all processes	Map every active card to one declared route and justify every conditional process and non-applicable row.	dated facility flow diagram, batch record, and applicability matrix
dq_temporal_match	all collected records	Use the same representative period for inputs, outputs, stocks, and emissions, or document and reconcile any mismatch.	record coverage table and reconciliation
dq_meter_scale_quality	meters and scales	Retain calibration status, reading frequency, missing-data treatment, and shared-meter allocation evidence.	calibration certificates, logs, and allocation worksheets
dq_laboratory_quality	wastewater and direct emission measurements	Retain method, detection limit, sample timing, chain of custody, laboratory competence, and matched flow data.	sampling plan and laboratory report
dq_inventory_completeness	all foreground exchanges	Reconcile named materials, chemicals, water, electricity, steam, hot water, fuels, refrigerants, packaging, products, co-products, wastes, and emissions without aggregate selector rows.	row-level completeness matrix and mass, solvent, refrigerant, water, and energy balances
dq_factor_provenance	calculated emissions	Identify factor source, substance, fuel or activity basis, geography, technology, and unit conversion; no PCR default factor is permitted.	factor citation and calculation worksheet
dq_allocation_transparency	shared operations and co-products	Preserve unallocated totals, allocation method, factors, period, and sensitivity where economic allocation is used.	allocation workbook and source records
dq_uuid_identity	Tiangong flow links	Only accept a UUID after exact semantic hybrid discovery and direct public state-100 read; unresolved atomic names remain blank and row-closed in the manifest.	Tiangong identity audit record or manifest unresolved entry
dq_reference_metadata_defect	reference product identity	Preserve the remote generalComment mismatch as a limitation and demonstrate that no dairy semantics or evidence entered scope, route, or inventory.	manifest reference-flow audit and category-scope review

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
v_cpc_scope_exact	product identity	The dataset must be CPC 21932 degras or a treatment residue from one declared fatty substance, animal wax, or vegetable wax and must not represent a finished fat, oil, wax, dairy product, or unrelated residue.	un-cpc-3-0-retained
v_reference_identity	reference flow	The product-flow UUID, Mass property UUID, Units of mass UUID, kg unit, and exact baseName must match the reference definition.
v_reference_general_comment_defect	reference-flow evidence	The inconsistent remote generalComment must be disclosed and rejected as semantic evidence; any dairy interpretation fails conformance.
v_reference_quantity	reference amount	The normalized output must equal exactly 1 kg net conforming product and exclude packaging and co-product mass.	eu-pef-2021-2279
v_source_route_lock	foreground package	Exactly one source-residue identity and one actual route flow diagram must govern the dataset; unrelated routes or origins must not be averaged.	eu-fdm-bat-2019-2031; eu-tanning-bat-2013-84; eu-sa-bat-2023-2749; eu-pef-2021-2279
v_atomic_selected_flow	inventory cards	Every active card must contain one concrete exchange only; aggregate selectors and unlisted catch-all residues fail conformance.	eu-pef-2021-2279
v_conditional_applicability	conditional rows and processes	Each conditional item must be supported by the facility route or marked not applicable with evidence; zero must not conceal missing data.	eu-pef-2021-2279
v_nonreference_uuid_gate	non-reference flow UUIDs	A non-reference UUID must remain blank unless exact hybrid discovery and direct public state-100 semantic read are both documented.
v_no_default_amount	inventory amounts and factors	Every non-reference amount must come from a foreground record or calculation from collected records; BREF values, BAT-AELs, and author estimates must not be used as defaults.	eu-fdm-bat-2019-2031; eu-sa-bat-2023-2749; eu-pef-2021-2279
v_carrier_separation	energy inventory	Electricity, purchased steam, purchased hot water, natural gas, diesel fuel, and LPG must remain separate rows and calculations.	eu-fdm-bat-2019-2031; eu-sa-bat-2023-2749; eu-pef-2021-2279
v_solvent_balance	n-hexane route	The n-hexane balance must close purchases, stocks, recovery, retention, wastes, and separate air and water releases.	eu-fdm-bat-2019-2031
v_refrigerant_balance	cooling systems	Every actual refrigerant must have separate makeup and release rows and a closed mass balance.	eu-sa-bat-2023-2749
v_mass_balance	declared route	The package must disclose its foreground mass-balance closure and explain any residual difference.	eu-fdm-bat-2019-2031; eu-tanning-bat-2013-84; eu-sa-bat-2023-2749; eu-pef-2021-2279
v_emission_media	elementary flows	Each substance or analytical parameter and receiving medium must remain separate and must be calculated from matched records.	eu-fdm-bat-2019-2031; eu-sa-bat-2023-2749; eu-pef-2021-2279
v_allocation_disclosure	shared burdens and co-products	The package must disclose subdivision, allocation method, factor, denominator, period, and required sensitivity without double-crediting internal recovery.	eu-pef-2021-2279
v_packaging_exclusion	reference mass and packaging	Each packaging component and scrap must remain separate, while all package mass is excluded from the 1 kg product mass.	eu-fdm-bat-2019-2031; eu-pef-2021-2279
v_completeness	foreground LCI	The completeness matrix must cover every actual named material, chemical, water, utility, refrigerant, packaging component, product, co-product, waste, wastewater stream, and emission.	eu-fdm-bat-2019-2031; eu-tanning-bat-2013-84; eu-sa-bat-2023-2749; eu-pef-2021-2279

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	foreground unit-process system for one exact CPC 21932 source-residue and route
downstream_use	process dataset; lifecycle-model input; verified foreground data package
allowed_use	studies matching the declared source-residue identity, generating operation, route, technology, geography, period, quality state, legal status, gate, and allocation
excluded_use	generic averages mixing residue sources or routes; dairy products; finished fats, oils, or waxes; unverified proxy UUIDs; datasets using PCR or BAT defaults as amounts
required_metadata	CPC code; reference UUID; exact source-residue identity; source material; generating operation; route flow diagram; active and non-applicable rows; quality state; legal status; geography; period; technology; packaging; co-products; allocation; gate
required_quality_disclosure	record coverage; meter and scale quality; analytical methods; mass, solvent, refrigerant, water, and energy balances; factor provenance; allocation; unresolved UUID list; reference generalComment defect
update_trigger	change in source residue, generating operation, route, technology, solvent, refrigerant, packaging, co-product status, allocation, geography, study period, specification, legal status, or reference-flow metadata

11. Data Sources

Source id	Type	Reference	Used for
un-cpc-3-0-retained	official_guidance	United Nations Statistics Division, CPC Version 3.0 structure, official CSV source retained at classifications/systems/cpc/3.0/raw/CPC_Ver_3.0_Structure_30Jun2025.csv; official source URL https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/Download/In%20Text/CPC_Ver_3.0_Structure_30Jun2025.csv; retained SHA-256 5cd2c1c4890dd6be16af48e9bb940fed48efff9865f39ff15edaa921da25fb7c	exact CPC 21932 scope and exclusions
ec-jrc-fdm-bref-jrc118627	official_guidance	European Commission Joint Research Centre, Best Available Techniques Reference Document for the Food, Drink and Milk Industries, JRC118627, DOI 10.2760/243911, https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC118627	vegetable-oil treatment route structure, resource inventories, residues, solvent recovery, and wastewater context
eu-fdm-bat-2019-2031	standard	Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/2031, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2019/2031/oj	official BAT conclusions for water, energy, raw-material, wastewater, waste-gas, oil-refining, n-hexane, dust, and monitoring structures; BAT values are not PCR defaults
ec-jrc-tan-bref-jrc83005	official_guidance	European Commission Joint Research Centre, Best Available Techniques Reference Document for the Tanning of Hides and Skins, JRC83005, DOI 10.2788/13548, https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC83005	sheepskin degreasing route, chemical inventory, process residues, water, energy, solvent, and recovery context
eu-tanning-bat-2013-84	standard	Commission Implementing Decision 2013/84/EU, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32013D0084	official tanning BAT conclusions for dry degreasing, input-output records, residue segregation, wastewater treatment, solvents, and chemicals
ec-jrc-sa-bref-jrc135916	official_guidance	European Commission Joint Research Centre, Best Available Techniques Reference Document for Slaughterhouses, Animal By-products and/or Edible Co-products Industries, JRC135916, DOI 10.2760/18199, https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC135916	animal-fat melting route, resource consumption, process residues, emissions, and wastewater structure
eu-sa-bat-2023-2749	standard	Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/2749, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2023/2749/oj	official BAT conclusions for fat melting, inventories, refrigerants, water, energy, wastes, air emissions, and wastewater treatment; BAT values are not PCR defaults
eu-pef-2021-2279	official_guidance	Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/2279 on the use of Environmental Footprint methods, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reco/2021/2279/2021-12-30/eng	product-specific bill of materials, company-specific manufacturing data, complete LCI, allocation, data quality, transparency, and verification