Emission Factor

Erbium oxide (market for erbium oxide)

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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 erbium is a lanthanide a rare earth element that is bound in monzanite sand ores. The principal source of erbium oxide is the ion adsorption clays of southern China which represents approximately 99% of world production. Erbium oxide (Er2O3) is used in many different applications including in medical applications (lasers and options) colouring (glass cubic zirconia and porcelain) and as an alloy in metallurgy. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameErbium oxide (market for erbium oxide)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryMetals
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.10
Region
Unit Type
Year
2009
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: a7f8c316-6842-4935-98fc-0985cf5486b7

API Reference

Activity ID
metals-type_erbium_oxide_market_for_erbium_oxide
UUID
07767762-e851-424b-a9d5-2440cf4cd1d6
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