Emission Factor

Lead (treatment of scrap lead acid battery - remelting)

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Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product 'lead' is a metal. It is soft and maleable heavy metal with a metalic grey appearance and it is a post-transition metal. It is the direct product from mining and beneficiation and a by-product from gold mine operation and mining. It is in a bullion form. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: batteries pigments manufacturing glass and ceramics production as a additive in paints as plastic stabilizer electrical and telecommunication cables and wires metal alloys gasoline additive shot and ammunition substance etc. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameLead (treatment of scrap lead acid battery - remelting)
SectorWaste
CategoryWaste Management
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.10
Region
Unit Type
Year
2000
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 20Version log
  • Replaced by: 07761cfc-5967-4e20-bee6-676a99b165de

API Reference

Activity ID
waste_management-type_lead_treatment_of_scrap_lead_acid_battery_remelting
UUID
c5fae5ee-f8a0-4f5e-aa78-3be75ffe5796
Code Snippet
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