Emission Factor

Shredder fraction after manual dismantling of used electronic product (treatment of shredder fraction from manual dismantling - shredding)

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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 'shredder fraction after manual dismantling of used electronic product' is a solid waste under the category of industrial wastes. It is primarily generated in end-of-life of electronic devices. 'shredder fraction after manual dismantling of used electronic product' contain the following fractions: single fraction of used electronic equipment. By the database default (and per unit of reference product) 'shredder fraction after manual dismantling of used electronic product' has 0% water on wet mass basis (100% dry matter) and Carbon present is of only fossil origin (28.75% on a dry matter basis). It has a lower heating value of 8.71 MJ/kg. This kind of by-product (recyclable or waste) is generated in a specific treatment process and as such is not intended to be used as for modelling waste outputs from other activities. In the ecoinvent database treatment option/s for this by-product include: mechanical (shredding). Based on the aforementioned treatments this by-product receives it is a hazardous waste. This by-product can be modelled on two levels: treatment activity and market activity. The former one refers to the specific technology treating the by-product while the latter level represents a mix of treatments. Users are encouraged to inspect the modelling assumptions of the treatment activities and when selecting the market to additionally inspect the treatment mix. Collection and transportation of this by-product is accounted in the respective market activity users are advised to inspect and modify the average transportation distances for a case specific modelling. The cut-off classification is Waste. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is -1.

PropertyValue
NameShredder fraction after manual dismantling of used electronic product (treatment of shredder fraction from manual dismantling - shredding)
SectorWaste
CategoryWaste Management
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.10
Region
Unit Type
Year
2005
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: 65e77298-87d7-4623-b002-106429447df0

API Reference

Activity ID
waste_management-type_shredder_fraction_after_manual_dismantling_of_used_electronic_product_treatment_of_shredder_fraction_from_manual_dismantling_shredding
UUID
7b570d37-acee-4966-b525-695d0f2c2ff4
Code Snippet
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