Emission Factor

Polystyrene - expandable (polystyrene production)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is polystyrene production, expandable. The reference product is polystyrene, expandable. Polystyrene, expandable, is a plastic product of fossil origin, it is not biodegradable and it is a thermoplastic material. This product consists of 100% virgin material with no content of recycled material. The product is used in the following applications and sectors: thermal insulation in buildings, road construction, sound insulation, packaging, food packaging to maintain the temperature of hot or cold food and prevent spoilage, protection for valuable and fragile goods, crash helmets, windsurfing boards The reference product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/3651/documentation.

PropertyValue
NamePolystyrene - expandable (polystyrene production)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryChemical Products
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.11
Region
Unit Type
Year
2001
Year Released
2024
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
chemicals-type_polystyrene_expandable_polystyrene_production_expandable
UUID
a0fa3e89-9ce6-4d33-8987-5c2b0dc5b632
Code Snippet
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