Barium carbonate (barium carbonate production)

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.8. Barium carbonate appears as white powder, which is soluble in most acids (except sulfuric acid), but not in water. About half of the produced barium carbonate is used in the manufacture of glass. Other uses comprise the production of clay and bricks, barium chemicals and ferrites as well as photographical paper. Reference(s): Dibello PM et al; Barium Compounds. Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology (2003). John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Online Posting Date: July 18, 2003 The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.