Silica sand (silica sand production)

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. This product 'silica sand' represents dried silica sand obtained by the drying of sand with a SiO2 (Quartz)-content of more than 85% (w/w). It is used as aggregate for concrete mortar plaster dumping non-freezing used for the production of sand-lime bricks and as paring and brake sand. Apart from the use in the building sector silica sand is also used in the beverage industry as a raw material for the chemical industry for the production of refractories as filling material or for the covering of playing fields. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.