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
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Rutile - 95% titanium dioxide (heavy mineral sand quarry operation and titania slag production) |
| Sector | Materials and Manufacturing |
| Category | Mined Materials |
| Source | ecoinvent |
| Source Dataset | Cut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12 |
| Region | |
Unit Type | |
| Year | 2015 |
| Year Released | 2025 |
| Emission Factor |
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| Scopes | 3.1 |
LCA Activity | source_specific |
Supported CO2e Calculation Method | AR5, AR6 |
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