Emission Factor

Silver (market for silver)

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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 'silver' is a metal. It has a lustrous white appearence. Refined silver has a purity of 99.50% and it is a transition metal. It is a direct product of the Merrill-Crowe process dried smelted and finally refined with the Wohlwill and Möbius electrolysis. It is also a by-product of gold-silver mine operation with refinery and primary zinc production from concentrate. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: many different industrial applications photography jewellery etc The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameSilver (market for silver)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryMetals
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.10
Region
Unit Type
Year
2011
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 22Version log
  • Replaced by: 86371354-0b96-4104-85d4-fcda9e76c1b9

API Reference

Activity ID
metals-type_silver_market_for_silver
UUID
337a4bc6-1027-4429-be39-5a51df41971e
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