Emission Factor

Rare earth carbonate concentrate (rare earth element mine operation and beneficiation - ion adsorption clays)

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Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product 'rare earth carbonate concentrate' is a metal. It includes 15 individual rare earth oxides (REOs). Cerium europium neodymium samarium gadolinium and praseodymium are Light Rare Earth Elements (LREE) while lanthanum ytterbium yttrium dysprosium erbium holmium lutetium terbium and thulium oxide are Heavy Rare Earth Elements (HREE). It is the direct product from mining and beneficiation. It is in a form of powder. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: phosphors ceramics metal alloys batteries catalysts for petroleum refining autocatalysts chemical catalyst glass polishing metal alloys yellow ceramic pigment autocat high power magnets high temperature magnets fluorescent lighting magnetic resonance imaging contrast agent nuclear reactor rods phosphors for lighting lasers highest power magnets in existence ceramic magnetic materials which are still under development fibre optic technology solar panels and PET scanners. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameRare earth carbonate concentrate (rare earth element mine operation and beneficiation - ion adsorption clays)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryMined Materials
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.10
Region
Unit Type
Year
2017
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 20Version log
  • Replaced by: 67a754c0-f910-4e23-ba04-9289d2540388

API Reference

Activity ID
mined_materials-type_rare_earth_carbonate_concentrate_rare_earth_element_mine_operation_and_beneficiation_ion_adsorption_clays
UUID
314c2b2d-9026-4d52-a6ee-f0f99fe10ee6
Code Snippet
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