Emission Factor

Bentonite quarry infrastructure (bentonite quarry construction)

Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.8. This is an immobile infrastructure, representing the construction of bentonite quarry infrastructure. It has a yearly production of 345,743 tons betonite, an assumed of 50 years for stationary (e.g. buildings, concrete foundations, etc.) and 25 years for mobile equipment. The production includes the area of the built infrastructure (buildings, roads, etc.), machines, and conveyor belts used for bentonite production. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameBentonite quarry infrastructure (bentonite quarry construction)
SectorBuildings and Infrastructure
CategoryConstruction
Sourceecoinvent
Region
Unit Type
Year
1997
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/number
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5

API Reference

Activity ID
construction-type_bentonite_quarry_infrastructure_bentonite_quarry_construction
UUID
0f99a949-5487-41e5-a9f8-d6d1da1154a1_915500af-3702-4039-8ea7-005a5f84cd2d
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