Zinc oxide (zinc oxide production)

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product zinc oxide' is an inorganic substance with a CAS no. : 001314-13-2. It is called 'oxozinc' under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: OZn. It is solid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure is odourless and may have a powder/nanomaterial form. The substance is modelled as a pure substance (nanomaterial). On a consumer level is used in the following products: fillers putties plasters modelling clay coating products and metal surface treatment products. On industrial sites the substance is used for the manufacture of products in the following sectors: pH regulators and water treatment products coating products and polymers. This substance has an industrial use resulting in manufacture of another substance (use of intermediates). The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.