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Gold (treatment of precious metal from electronics scrap - in anode slime - precious metal extraction)

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The activity generating the emissions is treatment of precious metal from electronics scrap, in anode slime, precious metal extraction. The Reference Product is gold. Gold is a metal. It is soft and yellow, it is the most ductile and malleable of the metals. Refined gold has a purity of 99.50% and it is a transition metal. It is the direct product of mining, beneficiation and smelting gold ore, after being mined and beneficiated while it is the by-product of platinum group metals extraction and refinery operations. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: coinage, ornaments, jewellery, gilding, textile industry, electronics, for high conductivity and suppressing secondary emissions, gold-plated grid wire, etc. 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/8022/documentation

PropertyValue
NameGold (treatment of precious metal from electronics scrap - in anode slime - precious metal extraction)
SectorWaste
CategoryWaste Management
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
2000
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.5, 3.12
LCA Activity
source_specific
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
waste_management-type_gold_treatment_of_precious_metal_from_electronics_scrap_in_anode_slime_precious_metal_extraction-disposal_method_na
UUID
d2de8594-c8bd-498f-b87a-e32ff621df32
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