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Ammonia

Ammonium nitrate

Ammonium nitrate - CaCO3 or inorganic non-fertilisers

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product melamine Urea Formaldehyde adhesive (also MUF adhesive MUF glue) is a type of adhesive which is applied in the production of engineered wood products for example in the production of glued laminated timber.  MUF adhesive is transparent and light resistant. It can be hardened either hot or cold. Compared to UF glue MUF glue is more elastic. It therefore provides improved resistance to humidity. For the production of MUF adhesive UF adhesive is mixed with melamine. Urea is produced from the reforming of natural gas into ammonia and the subsequent reaction with CO2. Formaldehyde is produced from the oxidation of methanol which in turn results from the reforming of natural gas under the use of a catalyst. Melamine is produced from urea under high pressure and temperature and use of a catalyst. CO2 and ammonia are by-products to the melamine production and can be recycled. (Messmer & Chaudhardy 2015). Messmer Annika & Chaudhary Abhishek. (2015). Life cycle assessment of adhesives used in wood constructions. Masterthesis ETH Zürich. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

Emission intensity of the supply chain per Canadian dollar spent on: basic organic chemicals. Retrieved from the OpenIO-Canada v2.9 model which is a Canadian Environmentally Extended Input-Output (EEIO) model. The emission factor is provided in purchaser price including taxes retail margins and distribution costs. Endogenization is not included meaning the emission factor does not account for capital goods.

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Emission intensity of supply chain (purchase of service/standard good/capital good) in US dollars spend on: chemicals and chemical products. Factors retrieved from the Quantis+GHG Protocol Scope 3 Calculator for the year 2016 and apply for years beyond 2016. The same emission factor applies to different types of investments in joint ventures/subsidiaries/associate companies that were not captured in Scope 1 emissions.

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Emission intensity of supply chain (with margins i.e. cradle to shelf) in US dollars spend on: chemicals (except basic chemicals/agrichemicals/polymers/paints/pharmaceuticals/soaps/cleaning compounds). This factor is representative of the described commodity (equivalent to a goods or services category) and was obtained from the USEEIO model v1.0.1. Refer to the source for the source-specific data quality assessment. Retrieved from Supply Chain Factors Dataset v1.1.1

Chemicals (except basic chemicals/agrichemicals/polymers/paints/pharmaceuticals/soaps/cleaning compounds)

Emission intensity of supply chain (with margins i.e. cradle to shelf) in US dollars spend on: chemicals (except basic chemicals/agrichemicals/polymers/paints/pharmaceuticals/soaps/cleaning compounds). This factor is representative of the described commodity (equivalent to a goods or services category) and was obtained from the USEEIO model. Refer to the source for the source-specific data quality assessment.

Emission intensity of supply chain in EUR spend on: chemicals (not specified in other EXIOBASE emission factors). Retrieved from the EXIOBASE v3.8.2 model outputs for products. These factors were calculated based on 2019 data. They include emissions from land-use. The split into constituent gases is not provided as the source does not provide a split of gases. The LCA boundaries of these factors are not defined by the source. These factors include effects of international trade.

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Property	Value
Name	Melamine urea formaldehyde adhesive (melamine urea formaldehyde adhesive production)
Sector	Materials and Manufacturing
Category	Chemical Products
Source	ecoinvent
Region	Global (GLOBAL)
Unit Type	Weight
Year	2010
LCA Activity	unknown

Emission Factor Name	Region	Source	Year	Unit
Melamine urea formaldehyde adhesive (melamine urea formaldehyde adhesive production)	Global	ecoinvent	2010	Weight
Basic organic chemicals	Alberta, CA	OpenIO-Canada	2020	Money
Basic organic chemicals	British Columbia, CA	OpenIO-Canada	2020	Money
Basic organic chemicals	Manitoba, CA	OpenIO-Canada	2020	Money
Basic organic chemicals	New Brunswick, CA	OpenIO-Canada	2020	Money
Basic organic chemicals	Newfoundland and Labrador, CA	OpenIO-Canada	2020	Money
Basic organic chemicals	Nova Scotia, CA	OpenIO-Canada	2020	Money
Basic organic chemicals	Northwest Territories, CA	OpenIO-Canada	2020	Money
Basic organic chemicals	Nunavut, CA	OpenIO-Canada	2020	Money
Basic organic chemicals	Ontario, CA	OpenIO-Canada	2020	Money
Basic organic chemicals	Prince Edward Island, CA	OpenIO-Canada	2020	Money
Basic organic chemicals	Quebec, CA	OpenIO-Canada	2020	Money
Basic organic chemicals	Saskatchewan, CA	OpenIO-Canada	2020	Money
Basic organic chemicals	Yukon, CA	OpenIO-Canada	2020	Money
Chemicals and chemical products	Global	GHG Protocol	2016	Money
Chemicals (except basic chemicals/agrichemicals/polymers/paints/pharmaceuticals/soaps/cleaning compounds)	United States of America (the)	EPA	2018	Money
Chemicals (except basic chemicals/agrichemicals/polymers/paints/pharmaceuticals/soaps/cleaning compounds)	United States of America (the)	EPA	2018	Money
Chemicals (not elsewhere specified)	Austria	EXIOBASE	2019	Money
Chemicals (not elsewhere specified)	Australia	EXIOBASE	2019	Money
Chemicals (not elsewhere specified)	Belgium	EXIOBASE	2019	Money

Melamine urea formaldehyde adhesive (melamine urea formaldehyde adhesive production)

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