Emission Factor

Silver (processing of anode slime from electrorefining of copper - anode)

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Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product 'silver' is a metal. It has a lustrous white appearence. Refined silver has a purity of 99.50% and it is a transition metal. It is a direct product of the Merrill-Crowe process dried smelted and finally refined with the Wohlwill and Möbius electrolysis. It is also a by-product of gold-silver mine operation with refinery and primary zinc production from concentrate. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: many different industrial applications photography jewellery etc The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameSilver (processing of anode slime from electrorefining of copper - anode)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryMetals
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.10
Region
Unit Type
Year
2010
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
metals-type_silver_processing_of_anode_slime_from_electrorefining_of_copper_anode
UUID
e8ccbf81-a06f-4baa-8315-7cae95b81e7f
Code Snippet
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