Emission Factor

Phosphate rock - beneficiated (phosphate rock beneficiation)

Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product 'phosphate rock beneficiated' is an inorganic substance with a CAS no. : 001306-05-4. It is called 'pentacalcium;fluoride;triphosphate' under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: Ca5FO12P3. It is solid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure with no information available about its odor. Rock phosphate has a phosphorus content of 32% P2O5 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: mainly used as a raw material for the production of phosphorous fertilisers. 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: (0-14-0). The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NamePhosphate rock - beneficiated (phosphate rock beneficiation)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryChemical Products
Sourceecoinvent
Region
Unit Type
Year
2011
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
chemicals-type_phosphate_rock_beneficiated_phosphate_rock_beneficiation
UUID
b38a8c28-aa80-4aa4-95c1-cf9d652720d5
Code Snippet
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