Emission Factor
Bleaching - textile
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The activity generating the emissions is bleaching, textile. The reference product is bleaching, textile. Bleached fabric has improved whiteness, removed natural coloration and remaining trace impurities from the cotton; the degree of bleaching necessary is determined by the required whiteness and absorbency. Cotton being a vegetable fibre will be bleached using an oxidizing agent, such as dilute sodium hypochlorite or dilute hydrogen peroxide. The reference product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/21791/documentation.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Bleaching - textile |
| Sector | Materials and Manufacturing |
| Category | Textiles |
| Source | ecoinvent |
| Source Dataset | Cut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.11 |
| Region | |
Unit Type | |
| Year | 2017 |
| Year Released | 2024 |
| Emission Factor |
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| Scopes | 3.1 |
LCA Activity | unknown |
Supported CO2e Calculation Method | AR5, AR6 |
| Data Versioning |
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Activity ID
textiles-type_bleaching_textile_bleaching_textile
UUID
829f90d0-1060-4a39-99d9-b280fb609e8b
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