Ascorbic acid (production)

The activity generating the emissions is ascorbic acid production. The Reference Product is ascorbic acid. Ascorbic acid is an organic substance with a CAS no. : 000050-81-7. It is called (2R)-2-[(1S)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl]-3,4-dihydroxy-2H-furan-5-one under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: C6H8O6. It is solid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure and appears as white crystalls with a pleasant, slightly acidic taste. 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. On a consumer level, is used in the following products: nutrition additives. On industrial sites, the substance is used for the manufacture of products in the following sectors: pharmaceuticals. 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/17248/documentation