Emission Factor

Inert filler (market for inert filler)

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Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product "inert filler" represents sand. It is used for cement production. The main groups of fine-grained mineral solids used as admixtures are powdered unreactive rock such as limestone or quartz which are either natural or industrial by-products. Unreactive rock material is an inert filler that can improve the workability of the fresh concrete especially when the available aggregate lack fines. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameInert filler (market for inert filler)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryBuilding Materials
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.10
Region
Unit Type
Year
2012
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 22Version log
  • Replaced by: f8211489-9108-458e-9fd7-df9fb16b5ac9

API Reference

Activity ID
building_materials-type_inert_filler_market_for_inert_filler
UUID
8a266d9a-1bd8-4167-b6c4-03f7cad0107d
Code Snippet
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