Emission Factor

Silica sand (market for silica sand)

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Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. This product 'silica sand' represents dried silica sand obtained by the drying of sand with a SiO2 (Quartz)-content of more than 85% (w/w). It is used as aggregate for concrete mortar plaster dumping non-freezing used for the production of sand-lime bricks and as paring and brake sand. Apart from the use in the building sector silica sand is also used in the beverage industry as a raw material for the chemical industry for the production of refractories as filling material or for the covering of playing fields. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameSilica sand (market for silica sand)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryMined Materials
Sourceecoinvent
Region
Unit Type
Year
2011
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 20Version log
  • Replaced by: bb6862df-86ba-434c-84fd-a2da14057d6b

API Reference

Activity ID
mined_materials-type_silica_sand_market_for_silica_sand
UUID
dd35fd9e-e3de-4a64-8bff-074060fba67d
Code Snippet
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