Research Article

Visible/Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Devices and Wet-Chem Analyses for Grapes (Vitis vinifera L.) Quality Assessment: An Environmental Performance Comparison

Table 6

Quantity, allocation factor, lifetime, and amount per analyses for portable device.

InputUnitQuantity (Q)Allocation factor (Af)Lifetime (years)Lifetime (no. analyses)Amount per analysis

Prototypeg1301.001567500.019
Calibrationn21000.0151567500.004666
ElectricitykWh0,0000931.00n.a.10.000093

Quantity × allocation factor/no. of analyses.