Emission Factor

Rutile - 95% titanium dioxide (heavy mineral sand quarry operation)

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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 'rutile 95% titanium dioxide' is a metal. It is a synthetic rutile with a content of 95% titanium dioxide. It is a direct product of the Becher process or the Benelite process while it is a by-product of heavy mineral sand quarry operation and titania slag production. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: manufacturing of refractory ceramic as a pigment production of titanium metal. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameRutile - 95% titanium dioxide (heavy mineral sand quarry operation)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryMined Materials
Sourceecoinvent
Region
Unit Type
Year
2015
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: 8f45f0d3-d163-44cd-9a67-9032e931f443

API Reference

Activity ID
mined_materials-type_rutile_95_percent_titanium_dioxide_heavy_mineral_sand_quarry_operation
UUID
a5dd74c5-f9c6-49f1-9704-1b051fe6977d
Code Snippet
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