Emission Factor

Salt (market for salt)

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Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product salt is a chemical compound that contains a considerable amount of sodium chloride (CAS No: 7647-14-5). Salt is present in seawater in a concentration of circa 35 kg per m3 of seawater. Salt is produced through evaporation of seawater but is also present in nature in mineral form where it can be mechanically extracted/mined. Salt finds numerous and various application in many sectors such as industrial chemical food agriculture and others. It can be also used to further produce table salt and other products. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameSalt (market for salt)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryMined Materials
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.10
Region
Unit Type
Year
2019
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
mined_materials-type_salt_market_for_salt
UUID
74338f15-5533-4974-a4b8-e395fe93d14c
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