Emission Factor

Polyurethane - flexible foam (market for)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is market for polyurethane, flexible foam. The reference product is polyurethane, flexible foam. Polyurethane, flexible foam, is a plastic product of fossil origin, it is not biodegradable and it is a mostly thermoset, but it can also be thermoplastic. This product consists of 100% virgin material with no content of recycled material. The product is used in the following applications and sectors: furniture manufacturing (e.g. mattresses, upholstery, cushioning), lamination of fabrics, paddings in ski and sports boots, underlinings in the purse making industry, automotive industry ( e.g. sun visor fillings) and sound absorption materials for passenger, engine, and trunk compartments, sealing and filter materials in the ventilation system, packaging material for fragile goods, thermal insulation of heat accumulators and pipes, noise insulation, filter for liquids, household applications like sponges, adhesive, sealing, and jointing tapes, carpet padding, doormats, cleaning brush. The reference product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary market activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/17506/documentation.

PropertyValue
NamePolyurethane - flexible foam (market for)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryChemical Products
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.11
Region
Unit Type
Year
2011
Year Released
2024
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
chemicals-type_polyurethane_flexible_foam_market_for_polyurethane_flexible_foam
UUID
19d3e9ce-da36-40a9-bd2a-e1478ef04869
Code Snippet
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