Emission Factor

Rutile - 95% titanium dioxide (heavy mineral sand quarry operation and titania slag production)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is heavy mineral sand quarry operation and titania slag production. The Reference Product is rutile, 95% titanium dioxide. Rutile, 95% titanium dioxide is a metal. It is a synthetic rutile, with a content of 95% titanium dioxide. It is a direct product of the Becher process or the Benelite process, while it is a by-product of heavy mineral sand quarry operation and titania slag production. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: manufacturing of refractory ceramic, as a pigment, production of titanium metal. 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/19596/documentation

PropertyValue
NameRutile - 95% titanium dioxide (heavy mineral sand quarry operation and titania slag production)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryMined Materials
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
2015
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.1
LCA Activity
source_specific
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
mined_materials-type_rutile_95_percent_titanium_dioxide_heavy_mineral_sand_quarry_operation_and_titania_slag_production
UUID
8126fc48-e86e-4e72-be51-1c2d4e1f208f
Code Snippet
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