Emission Factor

Argon - crude - liquid (industrial gases production - cryogenic air separation)

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The activity generating the emissions is industrial gases production, cryogenic air separation. The Reference Product is argon, crude, liquid. Argon, crude, liquid is an inorganic substance with a CAS no. : 007440-37-1. It is called argon under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: Ar. It is liquid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure. It is modelled as a pure substance. Modelling this substance in a solution requires the user to add the solvent of their choice in their models. 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: pharmaceuticals, chemicals, lighting, preservatives and scientific research. 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/11605/documentation

PropertyValue
NameArgon - crude - liquid (industrial gases production - cryogenic air separation)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryChemical Products
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
1997
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.1
LCA Activity
source_specific
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
chemicals-type_argon_crude_liquid_industrial_gases_production_cryogenic_air_separation
UUID
4a007b59-487e-4566-b5a1-a8d28b4ffc6f
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