Emission Factor

Gypsum - mineral (market for gypsum - mineral)

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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 "gypsum mineral" represents the natural mineral CaSO4 * 2 H2O milled. It is mined together with anhydrite rock in open pit mining. The output of the mine is crushed and sorted. The intermediate products are composed of about 65% natural gypsum (CaSO4 * 2 H2O) 34% natural anhydrite rock (CaSO4) and 1% soil and gravel that are deposited back in the mine. The material is gained by blasting and digging. Gypsum is used by the cement industry; as a filler in the paper industry and as raw material for (burned) anhydrite and stucco. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameGypsum - mineral (market for gypsum - mineral)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryMined Materials
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.10
Region
Unit Type
Year
2003
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 22Version log
  • Replaced by: 8f88f463-d487-4b71-9ca1-cb468426b66c

API Reference

Activity ID
mined_materials-type_gypsum_mineral_market_for_gypsum_mineral
UUID
cd18e7d6-1c45-4419-a629-835d669d47ce
Code Snippet
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