Emission Factor

Water - completely softened (water production)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is water production, completely softened. The reference product is water, completely softened. Water, completely softened 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 hardness cations, mainly magnesium and calcium. 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. On a consumer level, is used in the following products: drinking water preparation, in breweries and in sodas, for cooling- and boiler feed. On industrial sites, the substance is used for the manufacture of products in the following sectors: chemicals. The reference product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/20217/documentation.

PropertyValue
NameWater - completely softened (water production)
SectorWater
CategoryWater Supply
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.11
Region
Unit Type
Year
2015
Year Released
2024
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.1
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 29Version log
  • Replaced by: 387abbda-470e-46ff-934b-fff83efccda5

API Reference

Activity ID
water_supply-type_water_completely_softened_water_production_completely_softened
UUID
0ec80d11-f027-47e9-b6e3-320cf0dcdfa1
Code Snippet
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