Emission Factor

Calcium carbide - technical grade (market for)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is market for calcium carbide, technical grade. The Reference Product is calcium carbide, technical grade. Calcium carbide, technical grade is an inorganic substance with a CAS no. : 000075-20-7. It is called calcium acetylene under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: C2Ca. It is solid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure and may have a powder form. It is modelled as a pure substance. Modelling this substance in a solution requires the user to add the solvent of their choice in their models. On a consumer level, is used in the following products: fuels, laboratory chemicals and metals. This substance has an industrial use resulting in manufacture of another substance (use of intermediates). On industrial sites, the substance is used for the manufacture of products in the following sectors: pH regulators and water treatment products. This substance is used for the synthesis of other substances (use as intermediate). The Reference Product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/18919/documentation

PropertyValue
NameCalcium carbide - technical grade (market for)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryChemical Products
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
2018
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.1
LCA Activity
cradle_to_consumer
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
chemicals-type_calcium_carbide_technical_grade_market_for_calcium_carbide_technical_grade
UUID
1efd08d0-bb39-48dd-9219-5f20e3ae99d9
Code Snippet
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