Emission Factor

Lime mortar (production)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is lime mortar production. The Reference Product is lime mortar. The product "lime mortar" represents a base and finishing coat for indoor and outdoor use. The raw materials per kg powder blend are mixed in following ratio: sand: 0.029kg, cement: 0.56kg lime hydraulic: 0.105kg, lime hydrated: 0.043kg, additives: 0.002kg. After mixing it is internally transported to the packing installation and packed. For the use 0.261 kg water has to be added (not included in this module). 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/8217/documentation

PropertyValue
NameLime mortar (production)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryBuilding Materials
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
1995
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.1, 3.2
LCA Activity
source_specific
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
building_materials-type_lime_mortar_lime_mortar_production
UUID
b524b1be-113b-44ab-af1a-6dec2bed0473
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