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Emission Factor

Polyamide (PA6)

6.522787
kgCO2e/kg

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity for polamide 6 (PA6). Full name from source: 'Polamide 6 (PA6); 1 kg of primary PA6 “at gate” (production site output) representing a European industry production average - in pellet form.; Europe-27; PA6 can be extruded - granulated and moulded in a wide range of textile - packaging and engineering applications. The main uses include fibers - films and engineering plastics. Applications range from automotive and electrical to food packaging. It should be noted that PA6 (polycaprolactam or Nylon 6) and PA6.6 (Nylon 6.6) are used for similar purposes. PA6 can be recycled mechanically or for feedstock; chemical recycling back to the monomer is commercially exploited.'. For more information see https://plasticseurope.lca-data.com/showProcess.xhtml?uuid=c3a53e26-b87f-4d41-bffa-785fc0ca4935

PropertyValue
NamePolyamide (PA6)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryPlastics and Rubber Products
SourcePlastics Europe
Source DatasetPlastics Europe Public LCI Database
Region
Europe (EUROPE)
Unit Type
Weight
Year
2010
Year Released
2015
Emission Factor
  • CO2e6.522787kg/kg
  • CO24.01362 kg/kg
  • CH40.019318 kg/kg
  • N2O0.007418 kg/kg
  • CO2e of other gases0.002493 kg/kg
LCA Activity
cradle_to_gate
CO2e Calculation Origin
Climatiq
CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
plastics_rubber-type_polyamide_pa_6
UUID
e1800b7d-3165-46fd-8e40-d0f940c4de02
Code Snippet
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