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Emission Factor
Quicklime production
746
kgCO2e/tonne
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Emission intensity of direct CO2 emissions from the respective industrial process. Retrieved from the sheet: '03_Industrieprozesse' of the Excel file 'Emissionsfaktoren zur THG-Bilanzierung (xlsx-Format) 2.0' published by UBA at the source URL. Data quality flag: Partial factor - this EF includes only CO2 value; it does not include values for CH4/N2O and other greenhouse gases.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Quicklime production |
| Sector | Materials and Manufacturing |
| Category | Building Materials |
| Source | UBA |
| Source Dataset | Liste mit Emissionsfaktoren für die Treibhausgasbilanzierung von Organisationen V2.0 |
| Region | |
Unit Type | |
| Year | 2023 |
| Year Released | 2025 |
| Emission Factor |
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| Scopes | 1 |
LCA Activity | manufacturing |
CO2e Calculation Origin | Source |
CO2e Calculation Method | AR5 |
Supported CO2e Calculation Method | AR5 |
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Activity ID
building_materials-type_quicklime
UUID
6ef550ce-aaae-89b2-b1da-bdf979801a55
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