Emission Factor

Water - decarbonised (water production)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is water production, decarbonised. The Reference Product is water, decarbonised. Water, decarbonised is an inorganic substance with a CAS no. : 007732-18-5. It is called dihydrogen oxide under IUPAC naming. It is characterised by being free of organic suspended matter, as well as calcium bicarbonate. under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: H2O. It is liquid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure. It is modelled as a pure substance. Modelling this substance in a solution requires the user to add the solvent of their choice in their models. There is no publicly available information about the consumption of this substance on a consumer level. On industrial sites, the substance is used for the manufacture of products in the following sectors: water cooling towers and flue gas scrubbers. The Reference Product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/20888/documentation

PropertyValue
NameWater - decarbonised (water production)
SectorWater
CategoryWater Supply
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
2010
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.1
LCA Activity
source_specific
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
water_supply-type_water_decarbonised_water_production_decarbonised
UUID
056a5d6c-11b5-4a62-af7f-79d555218f2c
Code Snippet
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