Emission Factor

Magnesium chloride - from titanium sponge production (market for)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is market for magnesium chloride, from titanium sponge production. The reference product is magnesium chloride, from titanium sponge production. This product represents magnesium chloride that is produced during the production of titanium sponge using the Kroll process. The reduction and distillation step consists of the following reaction: TiCl4 + 2Mg -> Ti + 2MgCl2. The magnesium chloride produced from this reaction is sent to an electrolysis process, which recovers part of the magnesium and chlorine. This product should not be used in any other context. The reference product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is Recyclable. The activity type is ordinary market activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/24705/documentation.

PropertyValue
NameMagnesium chloride - from titanium sponge production (market for)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryChemical Products
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.11
Region
Unit Type
Year
2021
Year Released
2024
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
chemicals-type_magnesium_chloride_from_titanium_sponge_production_market_for_magnesium_chloride_from_titanium_sponge_production
UUID
dd785dfa-bbab-451b-ad43-35c0f4262cf2
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