Emission Factor

Hydrogen - gaseous - low pressure (chlor-alkali electrolysis - membrane cell)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is chlor-alkali electrolysis, membrane cell. The Reference Product is hydrogen, gaseous, low pressure. Hydrogen, gaseous, low pressure is an inorganic substance with a CAS no. : 001333-74-0. It is called molecular hydrogen under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: H2. It is gas under normal applied low pressure and it has no odor. 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: Fuels and related products, water treatment products. On industrial sites, the substance is used for the manufacture of products in the following sectors: Fuels and fuel additives, functional fluids (closed systems), intermediates, laboratory chemicals, odor agents, oxidizing/reducing agents, processing aids, specific to petroleum production. 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/28614/documentation

PropertyValue
NameHydrogen - gaseous - low pressure (chlor-alkali electrolysis - membrane cell)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryChemical Products
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
2020
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.1
LCA Activity
source_specific
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
chemicals-type_hydrogen_gaseous_low_pressure_chlor_alkali_electrolysis_membrane_cell
UUID
ce8ae045-fae1-4bba-a794-43dccdc3dc48
Code Snippet
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