Emission Factor

Zinc concentrate (bulk lead-zinc concentrate to generic markets for zinc concentrate and lead concentrate)

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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 'zinc concentrate' is a metal. It has a 59% zinc content which is a transition metal. It is the direct product from mining and beneficiation and a by-product of gold-silver mine operation and beneficiation. It is in a form of powder. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: most often as input to zinc smelting either electrometallurgical smelting or the less common pyrometallurgical smelting. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameZinc concentrate (bulk lead-zinc concentrate to generic markets for zinc concentrate and lead concentrate)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryMetals
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.10
Region
Unit Type
Year
2012
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 20Version log
  • Replaced by: 3ba3bcba-c360-449b-a814-f6d01e60faff

API Reference

Activity ID
metals-type_zinc_concentrate_bulk_lead_zinc_concentrate_to_generic_markets_for_zinc_concentrate_and_lead_concentrate
UUID
7a550e64-b1f8-44fa-b438-19c6edfcf428
Code Snippet
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