Emission Factor

Copper - cathode (copper production - solvent extraction and electrowinning process)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is copper production, cathode, solvent extraction and electrowinning process. The Reference Product is copper, cathode. Copper, cathode is a metal. Copper is soft, malleable, and ductile with red colour and it is a transition metal. It is a direct product of the joint production of gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc, or from the electrorefinery of copper anode. It is also a by-product from metal mining and alloy production activities. It is in form of sheets. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: metal rods, wire, and casting, motors, valves, and insulated cables, variety of other products used in the automobiles, commercial buildings, residential housing, etc. 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/21253/documentation

PropertyValue
NameCopper - cathode (copper production - solvent extraction and electrowinning process)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryMetals
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
1994
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.1
LCA Activity
source_specific
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

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Activity ID
metals-type_copper_cathode_copper_production_cathode_solvent_extraction_and_electrowinning_process
UUID
74382c75-1d0d-4d8d-ba74-98994c3ece22
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