Emission Factor

Silver (processing of anode slime from electrorefining of copper - anode)

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The activity generating the emissions is processing of anode slime from electrorefining of copper, anode. The Reference Product is silver. Silver is a metal. It has a lustrous white appearence. Refined silver has a purity of 99.50% and it is a transition metal. It is a direct product of the Merrill-Crowe process , dried, smelted and finally refined with the Wohlwill and Möbius electrolysis. It is also a by-product of gold-silver mine operation with refinery and primary zinc production from concentrate. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: many different industrial applications, photography, jewellery, etc 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/2148/documentation

PropertyValue
NameSilver (processing of anode slime from electrorefining of copper - anode)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryMetals
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
2010
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.1
LCA Activity
source_specific
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

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Activity ID
metals-type_silver_processing_of_anode_slime_from_electrorefining_of_copper_anode
UUID
be7bd0f9-a837-4309-8873-6337bb8da67e
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