Ammonium sulfate (primary zinc production from concentrate)

The activity generating the emissions is primary zinc production from concentrate. 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 transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/21074/documentation