Emission Factor

Sodium nitrate - technical grade (sodium nitrate production)

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Emission factor summary

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.

PropertyValue
NameSodium nitrate - technical grade (sodium nitrate production)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryChemical Products
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.11
Region
Unit Type
Year
2015
Year Released
2024
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
chemicals-type_sodium_nitrate_technical_grade_sodium_nitrate_production_technical_grade
UUID
b9559822-d183-4a14-b59b-da767f07d73a
Code Snippet
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