Emission Factor

Silicon - metallurgical grade (silicon production - metallurgical grade)

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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 'silicon metallurgical grade' is an inorganic substance with a CAS no. : 007440-21-3. It is called 'silicon' under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: Si. It is solid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure with no information available about its odor. The substance is modelled with a purity of 99% Modelling this substance in a solution requires the user to add the solvent of their choice in their models. There is no publicly available information about the consumption of this substance on a consumer level. On industrial sites the substance is used for the manufacture of products in the following sectors: production of aluminium compounds silicones (plastics) electronics The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameSilicon - metallurgical grade (silicon production - metallurgical grade)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryMetals
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.10
Region
Unit Type
Year
2000
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 20Version log
  • Replaced by: ebe53b53-260f-4ebe-a142-6cedf4b312f7

API Reference

Activity ID
metals-type_silicon_metallurgical_grade_silicon_production_metallurgical_grade
UUID
966e29ae-ad3f-499b-b3ac-b33388762d41
Code Snippet
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