Emission Factor

Bleaching - textile (bleaching - textile)

Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product bleached fabric has improved whiteness removed natural coloration and remaining trace impurities from the cotton; the degree of bleaching necessary is determined by the required whiteness and absorbency. Cotton being a vegetable fibre will be bleached using an oxidizing agent such as dilute sodium hypochlorite or dilute hydrogen peroxide. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameBleaching - textile (bleaching - textile)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryTextiles
Sourceecoinvent
Region
Unit Type
Year
2015
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6

API Reference

Activity ID
textiles-type_bleaching_textile_bleaching_textile
UUID
6266db4a-05c6-429b-a15c-fd8b4d9f9757
Code Snippet
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