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Gold - unrefined (market for gold - unrefined)

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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 'gold unrefined' is a metal. It is soft and yellow and it is the most ductile and malleable of the metals. Unrefined gold has a purity of 60-95% and it is a transition metal. It is the direct product of mining beneficiation and smelting. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: coinage ornaments jewellery gilding textile industry electronics for high conductivity and suppressing secondary emissions gold-plated grid wire etc. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameGold - unrefined (market for gold - unrefined)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryMetals
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.10
Region
Global (GLOBAL)
Unit Type
Weight
Year
2016
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.1
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 22Version log
  • Replaced by: 6db54fc5-8d2e-4ffd-932c-35ee5f2d9dc2

API Reference

Activity ID
metals-type_gold_unrefined_market_for_gold_unrefined
UUID
77b41307-6254-44bf-bd07-43a3d5b357eb
Code Snippet
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