Emission Factor

Zircon (heavy mineral sand quarry operation and titania slag production)

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Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product 'zircon' is a mineral. Zircon (zircon sand) or zirconium silicate is the main commercial zirconium mineral and it is a transition metal. It is the direct product of mining and mineral separation activities and a by-product of titania slag production. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: ceramic refractory and foundry industries production of hafnium sponge and zirconium sponge. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameZircon (heavy mineral sand quarry operation and titania slag production)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryMined Materials
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.10
Region
Unit Type
Year
2015
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
mined_materials-type_zircon_heavy_mineral_sand_quarry_operation_and_titania_slag_production
UUID
cc7d9228-645b-4807-a11b-d16af4720f74
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