Emission Factor

Calcium carbonate - precipitated (calcium carbonate production)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is calcium carbonate production, precipitated. The reference product is calcium carbonate, precipitated. Calcium carbonate, precipitated is an inorganic substance with a CAS no. : 000471-34-1. It is called calcium;carbonate under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: CCaO3. It is solid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure as colorless to white crystalls or powder with no odor. It is nearly insoluble in water and alcohols. It is modelled as a pure substance. Modelling this substance in a solution requires the user to add the solvent of their choice in their models. On a consumer level, is used in the following products: stone, plaster, cement, glass or ceramic (e.g. dishes, pots/pans, food storage containers, construction and isolation material), fabrics, textiles and apparel (e.g. clothing, mattress, curtains or carpets, textile toys), leather (e.g. gloves, shoes, purses, furniture), metal (e.g. cutlery, pots, toys, jewellery), paper (e.g. tissues, feminine hygiene products, nappies, books, magazines, wallpaper), rubber (e.g. tyres, shoes, toys), wood (e.g. floors, furniture, toys) and plastic (e.g. food packaging and storage, toys, mobile phones). There is no publicly available information about the consumption of this substance on industrial sites. 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/17197/documentation.

PropertyValue
NameCalcium carbonate - precipitated (calcium carbonate production)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryChemical Products
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.11
Region
Unit Type
Year
2015
Year Released
2024
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
chemicals-type_calcium_carbonate_precipitated_calcium_carbonate_production_precipitated
UUID
73cfa839-c604-452f-a300-adf708f8f728
Code Snippet
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