Emission Factor

Mercury (market for mercury)

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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 'mercury' is a metal. It is silvery-white and shiny that is liquid at room temperature and it is a transition metal. It is a direct product of rotary kiln and multiple-hearth furnaces processes. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: thermometers mercury vapour diffussion pumps mercury cells in the chlor-alkali electrolysis etc. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameMercury (market for mercury)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryMetals
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.10
Region
Unit Type
Year
2011
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
metals-type_mercury_market_for_mercury
UUID
8c4cc950-dd1c-470f-ba71-475f1ff368f5
Code Snippet
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