Emission Factor
Limestone - milled - packed (limestone production)
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Emission factor summary
The activity generating the emissions is limestone production, milled, packed. The Reference Product is limestone, milled, packed. The product "limestone, milled, packed" represents 1 kg of packed milled limestone. The limestone is modelled as 97% calcite (CaCO3), 2% silica (SiO2) and 1% magnesite (MgCO3). The Reference Product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/576/documentation
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Limestone - milled - packed (limestone production) |
| Sector | Materials and Manufacturing |
| Category | Mined Materials |
| Source | ecoinvent |
| Source Dataset | Cut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12 |
| Region | |
Unit Type | |
| Year | 2000 |
| Year Released | 2025 |
| Emission Factor |
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| Scopes | 3.1 |
LCA Activity | source_specific |
Supported CO2e Calculation Method | AR5, AR6 |
| Data Versioning |
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API Reference
Activity ID
mined_materials-type_limestone_milled_packed_limestone_production_milled_packed
UUID
a054c26f-708a-4f68-967d-6b11c1ab5a50
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