Emission Factor

Copper - anode (smelting of copper concentrate - sulfide ore)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is smelting of copper concentrate, sulfide ore. The Reference Product is copper, anode. Copper, anode is a metal. It has a 99.75% copper content which is a transition metal. It is the direct product from copper smelting and a by-product from cobalt production. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: it is electrorefined to produce copper cathode. 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/23137/documentation

PropertyValue
NameCopper - anode (smelting of copper concentrate - sulfide ore)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryMetals
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
1994
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_copper_anode_smelting_of_copper_concentrate_sulfide_ore
UUID
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