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Basic oxygen furnace sludge (treatment of basic oxygen furnace sludge - residual material landfill)

123.45

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Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.8. Sludges are produced during wet scrubbing of flue gases produced during steelmaking. They comprise, in principle, iron and other metal oxides, but composition varies widely based on technology level, charge composition, and the types and quantities of additives that are used. Basic oxygen furnace (BOF) sludges may be sent for internal or external recovery or disposal. The cut-off classification is Waste. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is -1.

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NameBasic oxygen furnace sludge (treatment of basic oxygen furnace sludge - residual material landfill)
SectorWaste
CategoryWaste Management
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.8
Region
Global (GLOBAL)
Year
1987
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
Scopes
XX,XX
LCA Activity
source_specific
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
xxx
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 30Version log
  • Replaced by: e96b9b66-0741-82ca-952c-58a5e8c9b3b5

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