Emission Factor

Copper cake (primary zinc production from concentrate)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is primary zinc production from concentrate. The Reference Product is copper cake. Copper cake is a metal. It has a 48.23 % copper content which is a transition metal. It is a by-product generated during the production of hydrometallurgical primary zinc. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: alloys manufacturing, rolling forms production like sheets and batteries. The Reference Product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/12641/documentation

PropertyValue
NameCopper cake (primary zinc production from concentrate)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryMetals
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
2011
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.1
LCA Activity
source_specific
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
metals-type_copper_cake_primary_zinc_production_from_concentrate
UUID
1af26166-dc82-4232-8a65-106291bcd1ff
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