Emission Factor

Polyoxymethylene (POM)

3.241186
kgCO2e/kg

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity for polyoxymethylene (POM). Full name from source: 'Polyoxymethylene (POM); 1 kg of primary POM “at gate” (production site output) representing a European industry production average - in pellet form; Europe-27; Used mainly in automotive and electronics applications - POM resin is used to produce injectionmoulded mechanical and electrical parts such as gears - sliding and guide elements - screwing and assembly pieces - insulators and connectors etc.'. For more information see https://plasticseurope.lca-data.com/showProcess.xhtml?uuid=e3b65970-3420-43e6-8265-131ef3485c27

PropertyValue
NamePolyoxymethylene (POM)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryPlastics and Rubber Products
SourcePlastics Europe
Source DatasetPlastics Europe Public LCI Database
Region
Unit Type
Year
2010
Year Released
2015
Emission Factor
  • CO2e3.241186kg/kg
  • CO22.893277 kg/kg
  • CH40.012104 kg/kg
  • N2O0.000028 kg/kg
  • CO2e of other gases0.001577 kg/kg
Scopes3.1
LCA Activity
cradle_to_gate
CO2e Calculation Origin
Climatiq
CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
plastics_rubber-type_polyoxymethylene_pom
UUID
1125cba1-849b-477c-ae1f-886eaa88e02f
Code Snippet
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