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Non-ferrous metal smelter (non-ferrous metal smelter production)
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Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. This is an immobile infrastructure representing the construction of a non-ferrous metal smelter. The infrastructrure represents aluminium and iron production processes with an input of 6 750 000 tons ore concentrate and an output of 2 650 000 tons metal per year. It has a lifetime of 50 years. The process includes facilities for roasting electrolysis and for the blast furnace and converter processes. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Non-ferrous metal smelter (non-ferrous metal smelter production) |
| Sector | Buildings and Infrastructure |
| Category | Construction |
| Source | ecoinvent |
| Source Dataset | Cut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.10 |
| Region | |
Unit Type | |
| Year | 2003 |
| Year Released | 2023 |
| Emission Factor |
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LCA Activity | unknown |
Supported CO2e Calculation Method | AR5, AR6 |
| Data Versioning |
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Activity ID
construction-type_non_ferrous_metal_smelter_non_ferrous_metal_smelter_production
UUID
e25b2844-992f-408b-afbf-16bb8f5eddb3
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