Emission Factor

Copper - cathode (electrorefining of copper - anode)

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Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product 'copper cathode' is a metal. Copper is soft malleable and ductile with red colour and it is a transition metal. It is a direct product of the joint production of gold silver copper lead and zinc or from the electrorefinery of copper anode. It is also a by-product from metal mining and alloy production activities. It is in form of shapes and ingots. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: metal rods wire and casting motors valves and insulated cables variety of other products used in the automobiles commercial buildings residential housing etc. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameCopper - cathode (electrorefining of copper - anode)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryMetals
Sourceecoinvent
Region
Unit Type
Year
1994
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 20Version log
  • Replaced by: 86b4937a-4b59-443d-abaf-ad03b18d8579

API Reference

Activity ID
metals-type_copper_cathode_electrorefining_of_copper_anode
UUID
0530afaa-ed11-4b2f-a74a-837b1758688e
Code Snippet
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