Nitrous oxide (nitrous oxide production)

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product 'dinitrogen monoxide' is an organic substance with a CAS no. : 010024-97-2. It is called 'dinitrogen oxide' under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: N2O. It is gas under normal conditions of temperature and pressure and has a sweetish odour. 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: explosives. On industrial sites the substance is used for the manufacture of products in the following sectors: semiconductors and laboratory chemicals. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.