Emission Factor

Phosphate rock - beneficiated (market for)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is market for phosphate rock, beneficiated. The Reference Product is phosphate rock, beneficiated. Phosphate rock, beneficiated is an inorganic substance with a CAS no. : 001306-05-4. It is called pentacalcium;fluoride;triphosphate under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: Ca5FO12P3. It is solid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure with no information available about its odor. Rock phosphate has a phosphorus content of 32% P2O5 Modelling this substance in a solution requires the user to add the solvent of their choice in their models. There is no publicly available information about the consumption of this substance on a consumer level. On industrial sites, the substance is used for the manufacture of products in the following sectors: mainly used as a raw material for the production of phosphorous fertilisers. Based on EU regulations (REGULATION (EU) 2019/1009), if this substance would be used as fertiliser, it could be labelled as N-P-K of: (0-14-0). The Reference Product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/22606/documentation

PropertyValue
NamePhosphate rock - beneficiated (market for)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryChemical Products
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
2016
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.1
LCA Activity
cradle_to_consumer
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
chemicals-type_phosphate_rock_beneficiated_market_for_phosphate_rock_beneficiated
UUID
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