Emission Factor

Light mortar (production)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is light mortar production. The Reference Product is light mortar. The product "light mortar" represents mortar with expanded clay for lightweight masonries. The raw materials per kg powder blend are mixed in following ratio: sand: 0.187kg, cement: 0.205kg, lime hydrated: 0.026kg, expanded clay: 0.444kg, additives: 0.001kg. After mixing it is internally transported to the packing installation and packed. For the use 0.137kg water has to be added (not included in this module). The Reference Product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/6922/documentation

PropertyValue
NameLight mortar (production)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryBuilding Materials
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
1995
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.1, 3.2
LCA Activity
source_specific
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
building_materials-type_light_mortar_light_mortar_production
UUID
e798fefb-cf78-4529-b66f-18b80693b68e
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