Emission Factor

Rutile - 95% titanium dioxide (rutile production - synthetic - Becher process)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is rutile production, synthetic, 95% titanium dioxide, Becher process. The reference product is rutile, 95% titanium dioxide. Rutile, 95% titanium dioxide is a metal. It is a synthetic rutile, with a content of 95% titanium dioxide. It is a direct product of the Becher process or the Benelite process, while it is a by-product of heavy mineral sand quarry operation and titania slag production. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: manufacturing of refractory ceramic, as a pigment, production of titanium metal. The reference product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/24840/documentation.

PropertyValue
NameRutile - 95% titanium dioxide (rutile production - synthetic - Becher process)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryMetals
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.11
Region
Unit Type
Year
2004
Year Released
2024
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
metals-type_rutile_95_percent_titanium_dioxide_rutile_production_synthetic_95_percent_titanium_dioxide_becher_process
UUID
658fbe0b-3dc2-44d9-8cd7-8c010304fa44
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