Sodium borates (mine operation and beneficiation)
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Emission factor summary
The activity generating the emissions is sodium borates mine operation and beneficiation. The Reference Product is sodium borates. Sodium borates is a product that belongs to the metal sector. It is soft, silvery-white, highly reactive and alkali metal. It represents a mix of borax concentrates, with a content of 0.12824 kg of boron. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: mainly in the glass industry, also as household cleaner and a booster for laundry detergent. 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/26786/documentation
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Sodium borates (mine operation and beneficiation) |
| Sector | Materials and Manufacturing |
| Category | Mined Materials |
| Source | ecoinvent |
| Source Dataset | Cut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12 |
| Region | |
Unit Type | |
| Year | 2005 |
| Year Released | 2025 |
| Emission Factor |
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| Scopes | 3.1 |
LCA Activity | source_specific |
Supported CO2e Calculation Method | AR5, AR6 |
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