Emission Factor

Carbon black (production)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is carbon black production. The reference product is carbon black. Carbon black is an inorganic substance with a CAS no. : 101239-80-9. It is called carbon under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: C. It is solid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure as a black powder. 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: inks and toners, adhesives and sealants, coating products, fillers, putties, plasters, modelling clay, textile treatment products and dyes, finger paints, lubricants and greases and cosmetics and personal care products. There is no publicly available information about the consumption of this substance on industrial sites. 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/7608/documentation.

PropertyValue
NameCarbon black (production)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryChemical Products
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.11
Region
Unit Type
Year
2000
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_carbon_black_carbon_black_production
UUID
c8c42a40-cab2-464b-be44-8236ad8e5146
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