Emission Factor

Acetaldehyde (acetaldehyde production)

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Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.8. Acetaldehyde' is an organic substance with a CAS no. : 000075-07-0. It is called 'acetaldehyde' under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: C2H4O. It is liquid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure and has a pungent odour. The substance is modelled as a pure substance. There is no publicly available information about the consumption of this substance on a consumer level. On industrial sites, the substance is used for the manufacture of products in the following sectors: pH regulators and water treatment products and laboratory chemicals. This substance is used for the synthesis of other substances (use as intermediate). The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameAcetaldehyde (acetaldehyde production)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryChemical Products
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.8
Region
Unit Type
Year
1995
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.1
LCA Activity
source_specific
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
chemicals-type_acetaldehyde_acetaldehyde_production
UUID
2aff3a00-452b-4208-87e3-6702393bdb74
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