Emission Factor

Thionyl chloride (production)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is thionyl chloride production. The Reference Product is thionyl chloride. Thionyl chloride is an inorganic substance with a CAS no. : 007719-09-7. It is called thionyl dichloride under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: Cl2OS. It is liquid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure and may have a pungent odour. It is modelled as a pure substance. 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: chemicals. 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/3273/documentation

PropertyValue
NameThionyl chloride (production)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryChemical Products
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
2003
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.1
LCA Activity
source_specific
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
chemicals-type_thionyl_chloride_thionyl_chloride_production
UUID
a42b2675-adfd-4b3b-a2ab-171606122b4a
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