Emission Factor

Platinum group metal concentrate (platinum group metal - mine and concentration operations)

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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 'platinum group metal concentrate' is a metal. It has a 8.75E-05 platinum content which is a transition metal. It is the direct product from mining and beneficiation. It is in a form of powder. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: pressed and bonded sputtering targets as platinum ink for screen printing of platinum thin film layers and in Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) and Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) processes also useful in any application where high surface areas are desired such as water treatment and in fuel cell and solar applications. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NamePlatinum group metal concentrate (platinum group metal - mine and concentration operations)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryMined Materials
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.10
Region
Unit Type
Year
2015
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.1
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 22Version log
  • Replaced by: 3d1d48d2-d4ec-4de8-bfce-f768330b82ce

API Reference

Activity ID
mined_materials-type_platinum_group_metal_concentrate_platinum_group_metal_mine_and_concentration_operations
UUID
92398d2e-2647-4331-9c7e-f26de190f931
Code Snippet
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