Emission Factor

Bleaching and dyeing - yarn

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is bleaching and dyeing, yarn. The reference product is bleaching and dyeing, yarn. Bleached yarn has improved whiteness, removed natural coloration and remaining trace impurities from the cotton; the degree of bleaching necessary is determined by the required whiteness and absorbency. Cotton being a vegetable fibre will be bleached using an oxidizing agent, such as dilute sodium hypochlorite or dilute hydrogen. Dyeing refers to 40/2 CW count greige yarn to the dye shade 18-309. 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/21893/documentation.

PropertyValue
NameBleaching and dyeing - yarn
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryTextiles
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.11
Region
Unit Type
Year
2017
Year Released
2024
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
textiles-type_bleaching_and_dyeing_yarn_bleaching_and_dyeing_yarn
UUID
1ab0e88a-0d6f-4b4b-9813-28a01ae8ba9a
Code Snippet
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