Sodium nitrate - technical grade (sodium nitrate production)
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The activity generating the emissions is sodium nitrate production, technical grade. The reference product is sodium nitrate, technical grade. Sodium nitrate, technical grade is an inorganic substance with a CAS no. : 007631-99-4. It is called sodium nitrate under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: NaNO3. It is solid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure and appears as colorless crystalls or a white-greyish powder. It is modelled with 98% purity. 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, adhesives and sealants, anti-freeze products, cosmetics and personal care products, hydraulic fluids, washing & cleaning products and heat transfer fluids. On industrial sites, the substance is used for the manufacture of products in the following sectors: formulation of mixtures and/or re-packaging, agriculture, forestry and fishing, scientific research and development, 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: (16-0-0). 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/19688/documentation.
Property | Value |
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Name | Sodium nitrate - technical grade (sodium nitrate production) |
Sector | Materials and Manufacturing |
Category | Chemical Products |
Source | ecoinvent |
Source Dataset | Cut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.11 |
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Unit Type | |
Year | 2015 |
Year Released | 2024 |
Emission Factor |
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LCA Activity | unknown |
Supported CO2e Calculation Method | AR5, AR6 |
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