Emission Factor

Potassium carbonate (market for)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is market for potassium carbonate. The Reference Product is potassium carbonate. Potassium carbonate is an inorganic substance with a CAS no. : 000584-08-7. It is called dipotassium;carbonate under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: CK2O3. It is solid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure and it has no odor. 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: anti-freeze products and coating products. There is no publicly available information about the consumption of this substance on industrial sites. 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/8338/documentation

PropertyValue
NamePotassium carbonate (market for)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryChemical Products
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
chemicals-type_potassium_carbonate_market_for_potassium_carbonate
UUID
272a62eb-971b-406f-948a-3e383b3d26f4
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