Emission Factor

Copper - cathode (treatment of used cable)

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Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product 'copper cathode' is a metal. Copper is soft malleable and ductile with red colour and it is a transition metal. It is a direct product of the joint production of gold silver copper lead and zinc or from the electrorefinery of copper anode. It is also a by-product from metal mining and alloy production activities. It is in form of shapes and ingots. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: metal rods wire and casting motors valves and insulated cables variety of other products used in the automobiles commercial buildings residential housing etc. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameCopper - cathode (treatment of used cable)
SectorWaste
CategoryWaste Management
Sourceecoinvent
Region
Unit Type
Year
2005
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 20Version log
  • Replaced by: 75de90ea-3742-4059-b2b1-9fbeb1676c0e

API Reference

Activity ID
waste_management-type_copper_cathode_treatment_of_used_cable
UUID
15770352-9d33-474c-a58c-f4293e6fea2f
Code Snippet
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