Emission Factor

Cement - alternative constituents 6-20% (cement production - alternative constituents 6-20%)

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Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.8. The product "cement, alternative constituents 6-20%" represents cement (CEM II/A), also known as Portland-limestone cement or Portland composite cement. It covers the representative production mix of CEM II/A-D, CEM II/A-LL and CEM II/A-S according to EN 197-1. This product is made of clinker and 6-20% alternative constituents (weight-%). Alternative constituents may include limestone, granulated blast furnace slag, silica sand (max. 10%), pozzolan, flue ash or burned slate. Portland composite cement is used for the production of concrete. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameCement - alternative constituents 6-20% (cement production - alternative constituents 6-20%)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryBuilding Materials
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.8
Region
Unit Type
Year
2005
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.1, 3.2
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 29Version log
  • Replaced by: ccbed114-56b8-4440-80f7-ed9e257d31ca

API Reference

Activity ID
building_materials-type_cement_alternative_constituents_gt_6_lt_20_percent_cement_production_alternative_constituents_gt_6_lt_20_percent
UUID
30bc10a7-f4b2-46ad-974c-bca66b9aabaf
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