Emission Factor

Dross from Al electrolysis (treatment of - residual material landfill)

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The activity generating the emissions is treatment of dross from Al electrolysis, residual material landfill. The Reference Product is dross from Al electrolysis. Dross from Al electrolysis is a solid waste under the category of industrial wastes. It is primarily generated in aluminium production activities. dross from Al electrolysis contain the following fractions: 100% dross, aluminium electrolysis;. By the database default (and per unit of reference product),dross from Al electrolysis has 0% water on wet mass basis (100% dry matter) and Carbon present is of only fossil origin (0.75% on a dry matter basis). It has no heating value. This kind of by-product (recyclable or waste) is generated from ordinary transforming activities, and as such can be considered for modelling waste outputs of comparable composition. In the ecoinvent database, treatment option/s for this by-product include: deposition (residual material landfill). Based on the aforementioned treatments, this by-product receives, it is a hazardous waste. This by-product can be modelled on two levels: treatment activity and market activity. The former one refers to the specific technology treating the by-product while the latter level represents a mix of treatments. Users are encouraged to inspect the modelling assumptions of the treatment activities and when selecting the market to additionally inspect the treatment mix. Collection and transportation of this by-product is accounted in the respective market activity, users are advised to inspect and modify the average transportation distances for a case specific modelling. The Reference Product amount is -1. The cut-off classification is Waste. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/597/documentation

PropertyValue
NameDross from Al electrolysis (treatment of - residual material landfill)
SectorWaste
CategoryWaste Management
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
2010
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.5, 3.12
LCA Activity
source_specific
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
waste_management-type_dross_from_al_electrolysis_treatment_of_dross_from_al_electrolysis_residual_material_landfill-disposal_method_landfill
UUID
1a858469-dd7c-4124-bcd5-fd2c30e8ec07
Code Snippet
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