Emission Factor

Cobalt carbonate (cobalt production)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is cobalt production. The Reference Product is cobalt carbonate. Cobalt carbonate is a metal. It is an inorganic, solid substance in crystaline form with red colour and it is a transition metal. It is the direct product from mining and beneficiation. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal), animal feed, catalysts, dyes, intermediates, ion exchange agents, laboratory chemicals, metal products, fuels and related products. 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/23399/documentation

PropertyValue
NameCobalt carbonate (cobalt production)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryMined Materials
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
2012
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_cobalt_carbonate_cobalt_production
UUID
8725f430-ac4d-4fab-bf0c-9acafda5547e
Code Snippet
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