Calcium carbonate - precipitated (rare earth oxides production - from rare earth oxide concentrate - 70% REO)

The activity generating the emissions is rare earth oxides production, from rare earth oxide concentrate, 70% REO. The Reference Product is calcium carbonate, precipitated. Calcium carbonate, precipitated is an inorganic substance with a CAS no. : 000471-34-1. It is called calcium;carbonate under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: CCaO3. It is solid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure as colorless to white crystalls or powder with no odor. It is nearly insoluble in water and alcohols. 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: stone, plaster, cement, glass or ceramic (e.g. dishes, pots/pans, food storage containers, construction and isolation material), fabrics, textiles and apparel (e.g. clothing, mattress, curtains or carpets, textile toys), leather (e.g. gloves, shoes, purses, furniture), metal (e.g. cutlery, pots, toys, jewellery), paper (e.g. tissues, feminine hygiene products, nappies, books, magazines, wallpaper), rubber (e.g. tyres, shoes, toys), wood (e.g. floors, furniture, toys) and plastic (e.g. food packaging and storage, toys, mobile phones). There is no publicly available information about the consumption of this substance on industrial sites. 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/23349/documentation