Emission Factor

Aluminium oxide - non-metallurgical (aluminium oxide production)

Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product 'aluminium oxide non-metallurgical' is a metal. It is an inorganic chemical compound while aluminium is a post-transition metal. It is a by-product from the calcination of aluminum hydroxide. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: industrial ceramics widely used in the medical industry military and protective equipment manufacturing electrical and electronics industry jewelery manufactruring other industrial applications like filler in plastics bricks other heavy clayware abrasive for sandpaper production of piping components such as elbows tees straight pipes hydro cyclones reducers nozzles and valves various machining tools cutting tools thermocouple sheaths wear-resistant pump impellers and baffle plates. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameAluminium oxide - non-metallurgical (aluminium oxide production)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryMetals
Sourceecoinvent
Region
Unit Type
Year
2015
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
metals-type_aluminium_oxide_non_metallurgical_aluminium_oxide_production
UUID
c87773e7-979e-41b8-909f-a0e25ab9d6c2
Code Snippet
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