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Anode slime from electrorefining of copper - anode (market for)

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The activity generating the emissions is market for anode slime from electrorefining of copper, anode. The Reference Product is anode slime from electrorefining of copper, anode. Anode slime from electrorefining of copper, anode is a product that belongs to the metal sector. It has a 17.61% copper content, which is a transition metal. It is a by-product generated from the copper electrorefining. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: it contains various important by-product metals (principally gold, silver, selenium & tellurium). Thus it is sold to precious metal recovery plants for further processing to recover the valuable metals. The Reference Product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/6979/documentation

PropertyValue
NameAnode slime from electrorefining of copper - anode (market for)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryMetals
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
2011
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.1
LCA Activity
cradle_to_consumer
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

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Activity ID
metals-type_anode_slime_from_electrorefining_of_copper_anode_market_for_anode_slime_from_electrorefining_of_copper_anode
UUID
709ec575-2c14-4115-b0e8-b60347076a7b
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