Emission Factor

Aluminium - primary - ingot (aluminium production)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is aluminium production, primary, ingot. The reference product is aluminium, primary, ingot. Aluminium, primary, ingot is a metal. It is soft, non-magnetic and ductile with silvery gray metallic appearance while it is a post-transition metal. It is a direct product from electrolytic process. It is in a form of ingots. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: automotive, household appliances, construction, mechanics and household goods. 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/11132/documentation.

PropertyValue
NameAluminium - primary - ingot (aluminium production)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryMetals
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.11
Region
Unit Type
Year
2015
Year Released
2024
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.1
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 29Version log
  • Replaced by: c85a05de-dc4d-437d-858a-8aa48f49ff0b

API Reference

Activity ID
metals-type_aluminium_primary_ingot_aluminium_production_primary_ingot
UUID
a854aa93-c848-4fff-9207-42e0ec12ddd0
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