Emission Factor

Precious metal from electronics scrap - in anode slime (treatment of metal part of electronics scrap - in copper - anode - by electrolytic refining)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is treatment of metal part of electronics scrap, in copper, anode, by electrolytic refining. The Reference Product is precious metal from electronics scrap, in anode slime. Precious metal from electronics scrap, in anode slime is a metal. It is produced by refining precious metal. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: production of secondary gold from electric scrap. 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/9886/documentation

PropertyValue
NamePrecious metal from electronics scrap - in anode slime (treatment of metal part of electronics scrap - in copper - anode - by electrolytic refining)
SectorWaste
CategoryWaste Management
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
2000
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.5, 3.12
LCA Activity
source_specific
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
waste_management-type_precious_metal_from_electronics_scrap_in_anode_slime_treatment_of_metal_part_of_electronics_scrap_in_copper_anode_by_electrolytic_refining-disposal_method_na
UUID
848c3a7e-e18f-4cf5-8386-4881d189a057
Code Snippet
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