Emission Factor

Rare earth oxide concentrate - 70% REO (market for)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is market for rare earth oxide concentrate, 70% REO. The Reference Product is rare earth oxide concentrate, 70% REO. Rare earth oxide concentrate, 70% REO is a metal. It has a 70% rare earth oxide (REO) concentrate content. Cerium, europium, neodymium, samarium, gadolinium and praseodymium are Light Rare Earth Elements (LREE) while lanthanum, yttrium, dysprosium and terbium are Heavy Rare Earth Elements (HREE). It is the direct product from mining and beneficiation and a by-product from scandium oxide production. It is in a form of powder. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: production of rechargeable batteries for electric and hybrid cars, advanced ceramics, computers, DVD players, wind turbines, catalysts in cars and oil refineries, monitors, televisions, lighting, lasers, fiber optics, superconductors and glass polishing. 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/1392/documentation

PropertyValue
NameRare earth oxide concentrate - 70% REO (market for)
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
cradle_to_consumer
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
metals-type_rare_earth_oxide_concentrate_70_percent_reo_market_for_rare_earth_oxide_concentrate_70_percent_reo
UUID
21082b0f-1c63-4b0f-b8f9-a630d6a2e93e
Code Snippet
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