Emission Factor

Polyurethane - rigid foam (market for)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is market for polyurethane, rigid foam. The reference product is polyurethane, rigid foam. Polyurethane, rigid foam, is a plastic product of fossil origin, it is not biodegradable and it is a mostly thermosets, but it can also be thermoplastic. This product consists of 100% virgin material with no content of recycled material. The product is used in the following applications and sectors: thermal insulation, bear mechanical loads, appliances (refrigerators, freezers), insulation boards (with and without facings), composite panels (mostly with metal facings), pipe insulation (as insulating, shells or as composites), insulated containers, and in situ foam (spray foam). The reference product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary market activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/18428/documentation.

PropertyValue
NamePolyurethane - rigid foam (market for)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryChemical Products
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.11
Region
Unit Type
Year
2018
Year Released
2024
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
chemicals-type_polyurethane_rigid_foam_market_for_polyurethane_rigid_foam
UUID
46c51ae7-1aa6-4748-9314-5d40f693a380
Code Snippet
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