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Nylon 6-6 (nylon 6-6 production)

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Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.8. Nylon 6-6', is a plastic product of fossil origin, it is not biodegradable and it is a thermoplastic material. This product consists of 100% virgin material with no content of recycled material. The product is used in the following applications and sectors: processed via extrusion, injection moulding and blow moulding. The main uses include fibers and engineering plastics, automotive sector, electrical/electronic and textile uses. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameNylon 6-6 (nylon 6-6 production)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryChemical Products
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.8
Region
Rest-of-World (RoW)
Unit Type
Weight
Year
1996
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 11Version log
  • Replaced by: d9ba8dd9-19ec-4503-a8ca-4b28f7e209e1

API Reference

Activity ID
chemicals-type_nylon_6_6_nylon_6_6_production
UUID
df5b1356-1684-4e32-990b-7c735f28ba66_b167bcef-715e-4136-a743-2fae79a086d3
Code Snippet
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