Emission Factor

Silicon - solar grade (silicon production - solar grade - modified Siemens process)

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Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.8. Silicon, solar grade' is an inorganic substance with a CAS no. : 007440-21-3. It is called 'silicon' under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: Si. It is solid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure with no information available about its odour. The substance is modelled with >98% purity 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: electronics The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameSilicon - solar grade (silicon production - solar grade - modified Siemens process)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryChemical Products
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.8
Region
Unit Type
Year
2004
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 11Version log
  • Replaced by: 2a8bab24-f8e7-44cf-8f7b-21f1dd9c2344

API Reference

Activity ID
chemicals-type_silicon_solar_grade_silicon_production_solar_grade_modified_siemens_process
UUID
3dce07ae-6d34-42f6-8698-64f9dac9c1ca_80eda5b6-76c9-41f1-9abc-de1d06482d7a
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