Emission Factor

Quicklime - milled - packed (quicklime production)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is quicklime production, milled, packed. The reference product is quicklime, milled, packed. The product "quicklime, milled, packed" represents 1 kg of milled quicklime, packed at the factory. Quicklime is produced by the thermal decomposition of limestone. It consists mainly of calcium oxide (CaO), but has other components such as silicon dioxide (SiO2) and magnesium oxide (MgO). 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/8000/documentation.

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NameQuicklime - milled - packed (quicklime production)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryBuilding Materials
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.11
Region
Unit Type
Year
2000
Year Released
2024
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
building_materials-type_quicklime_milled_packed_quicklime_production_milled_packed
UUID
12e44e0c-2e3a-4749-94fb-0d4dbb81598f
Code Snippet
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