Emission Factor

Esterquat (market for)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is market for esterquat. The Reference Product is esterquat. Esterquat represents organic substances which consist of a quaternary ammonium cation and two fatty acid chains (C16-C18) with two weak ester linkages. Esterquats are solid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure. They are modelled as pure substances. 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: fabric softeners. 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 market activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/18869/documentation

PropertyValue
NameEsterquat (market for)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryChemical Products
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
2018
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.1
LCA Activity
cradle_to_consumer
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
chemicals-type_esterquat_market_for_esterquat
UUID
ca3e4f85-82ad-4c5d-bb51-9fd73659d002
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