Emission Factor

Sodium hydroxide - without water - in 50% solution state (chlor-alkali electrolysis - membrane cell)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is chlor-alkali electrolysis, membrane cell. The reference product is sodium hydroxide, without water, in 50% solution state. Sodium hydroxide, without water, in 50% solution state is an inorganic substance with a CAS no. : 001310-73-2. It is called sodium;hydroxide under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: HNaO. It is solid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure , it appears as a white powdery solid, which are soluble in glycerol, alcohols and water. It is modelled as a pure substance. Industrially, this product is mostly used in 50% solution state. Modelling this substance in a solution requires the user to add the solvent of their choice in their models. On a consumer level, is used in the following products: laboratory chemicals. There is no publicly available information about the consumption of this substance on industrial sites. The reference product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/8135/documentation.

PropertyValue
NameSodium hydroxide - without water - in 50% solution state (chlor-alkali electrolysis - membrane cell)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryChemical Products
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.11
Region
Unit Type
Year
2020
Year Released
2024
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
chemicals-type_sodium_hydroxide_without_water_in_50_percent_solution_state_chlor_alkali_electrolysis_membrane_cell
UUID
ec00c4b9-8a24-4b86-b013-1bcca0b5210f
Code Snippet
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