Emission Factor

Ammonium sulfate (production)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is ammonium sulfate production. The reference product is ammonium sulfate. Ammonium sulfate is an inorganic substance with a CAS no. : 007783-20-2. It is called diazanium;sulfate under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: H8N2O4S. It is solid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure with no distinct odor. 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. On a consumer level, is used in the following products: fertilisers and plant protection products. On industrial sites, the substance is used for the manufacture of products in the following sectors: formulation of mixtures and/or re-packaging and agriculture, forestry and fishing. This substance is used for the manufacture of: chemicals. Based on EU regulations (REGULATION (EU) 2019/1009), if this substance would be used as fertiliser, it could be labelled as N-P-K of: (21-0-0) +0.24 S. 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/9767/documentation.

PropertyValue
NameAmmonium sulfate (production)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryChemical Products
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.11
Region
Unit Type
Year
1998
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_ammonium_sulfate_ammonium_sulfate_production
UUID
a4cb9781-b00c-4696-aeee-704ef8c837ae
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