Calcium nitrate (market for)

The activity generating the emissions is market for calcium nitrate. The Reference Product is calcium nitrate. Calcium nitrate is an inorganic substance with a CAS no. : 010124-37-5. It is called calcium;dinitrate under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: CaN2O6. It is solid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure as colorless to white crystalls. It is fairly soluble in water and most organic solvents (e.g. acetone). 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: anti-freeze products, fertilisers, cosmetics and personal care products, washing & cleaning products, water treatment chemicals, adhesives and sealants, pH regulators and water treatment products, coating products, metal surface treatment products, non-metal-surface treatment products and metal working fluids. There is no publicly available information about the consumption of this substance on industrial sites. Based on EU regulations (REGULATION (EU) 2019/1009), if this substance would be used as fertiliser, it could be labelled as N-P-K of: (17-0-0) +0.24 Ca. The Reference Product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/22829/documentation