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Backlight - for liquid crystal display (market for)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is market for backlight, for liquid crystal display. The Reference Product is backlight, for liquid crystal display. This product is used in the production of a liquid crystal (LCD) display. The backlight illuminates the display from back of the display panel through the polarizer. Main data are based on information in a US-EPA LCA study about LCD and CRT production. The data represent the respective efforts for a 15-inch LCD computer screen, as it is produced in Japan in the late 1990s. The Reference Product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/2929/documentation

PropertyValue
NameBacklight - for liquid crystal display (market for)
SectorEquipment
CategoryElectronics
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Global (GLOBAL)
Unit Type
Weight
Year
2011
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.1, 3.2
LCA Activity
cradle_to_consumer
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
electronics-type_backlight_for_liquid_crystal_display_market_for_backlight_for_liquid_crystal_display
UUID
0db55e70-f888-4349-833f-f2c8d57d41c0
Code Snippet
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