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Mill scale (treatment of mill scale - residual material landfill)

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Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.8. Mill scale is a waste that is produced during the process of steel casting and rolling. Mill scales have a high iron content and are almost exclusively recycled internally. The cut-off classification is Waste. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is -1.

PropertyValue
NameMill scale (treatment of mill scale - residual material landfill)
SectorWaste
CategoryWaste Management
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.8
Region
Global (GLOBAL)
Unit Type
Weight
Year
1987
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.5, 3.12
LCA Activity
source_specific
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 30Version log
  • Replaced by: 492f3f45-1cfa-8c7a-b055-82216a82fb21

API Reference

Activity ID
waste_management-type_mill_scale_treatment_of_mill_scale_residual_material_landfill
UUID
0c593d57-f518-449c-af93-1fb14ea0da07
Code Snippet
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