Emission Factor

Bitumen seal - V60 (heavy wax residue to generic market for bitumen seal)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is heavy wax residue to generic market for bitumen seal. The Reference Product is bitumen seal, V60. The product "bitumen seal, V60" represents a bitumen sealing consisting of bitumen (major input in terms of mass), a fleece layer (glass fibre, polyester, glass etc.), limestone and schist meal, as well as sand and talcum. The product is applicable in the construction building sector. Bitumen sealing is used to protect the construction against water intrusion, mainly in flat roofed houses and in road construction work. The bitumen sealing types described in ecoinvent are V60, Alu80, VA4 and EP4 flam. The Reference Product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/93912/documentation

PropertyValue
NameBitumen seal - V60 (heavy wax residue to generic market for bitumen seal)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryBuilding Materials
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
2022
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.1, 3.2
LCA Activity
cradle_to_consumer
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
building_materials-type_bitumen_seal_v60_heavy_wax_residue_to_generic_market_for_bitumen_seal
UUID
452a2f4b-1324-41b1-9d47-1ef25451c5d4
Code Snippet
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