Emission Factor

Laterite - mineral (laterite quarry operation)

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Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.8. Laterite is a residual ferruginous rock commonly found in tropical regions and has close association in terms of composition with bauxite. Laterite and bauxite show a tendency to occur together. Laterite used in cement unit as an additives for lowering the clinkerisation temperature and supplementing aluminous and iron contents. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameLaterite - mineral (laterite quarry operation)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryMined Materials
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.8
Region
Unit Type
Year
2014
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 11Version log
  • Replaced by: adc45456-cfb8-47f3-8172-15e4eba7a1d3

API Reference

Activity ID
mined_materials-type_laterite_mineral_laterite_quarry_operation
UUID
900f13fe-1d25-4e2f-9991-1f30922d8309_518565e9-8537-42b5-869b-2df9bcfbb849
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