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Sulfuric acid (production)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is sulfuric acid production. The reference product is sulfuric acid. Sulfuric acid is an inorganic substance with a CAS no. : 007664-93-9. It is called sulfuric acid under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: H2O4S. It is liquid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure and appears in odourless form. It is modelled as a pure substance. 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: pH regulators and water treatment products, washing & cleaning products, metal surface treatment products, electrolytes for batteries and laboratory chemicals. On industrial sites, the substance is used for the manufacture of products in the following sectors: mining. This substance is used for the manufacture of: chemicals, metals, pulp, paper and paper products, food products and fabricated metal products. The reference product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/1226/documentation.

PropertyValue
NameSulfuric acid (production)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryChemical Products
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.11
Region
Unit Type
Year
2000
Year Released
2024
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.1
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 29Version log
  • Replaced by: 5609e5f9-9b25-4fbb-b881-a84afd94233c

API Reference

Activity ID
chemicals-type_sulfuric_acid_sulfuric_acid_production
UUID
cd438a24-0e0f-4b85-8a25-a1e310e45b8c
Code Snippet
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