Emission Factor

Copper cake (primary zinc production from concentrate)

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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 'copper cake' is a metal. It has a 48.23 % copper content which is a transition metal. It is a by-product generated during the production of hydrometallurgical primary zinc. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: alloys manufacturing rolling forms production like sheets and batteries. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameCopper cake (primary zinc production from concentrate)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryMetals
Sourceecoinvent
Region
Unit Type
Year
2011
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 20Version log
  • Replaced by: 549d4aea-45c5-4f18-b5f0-ad6edc9c3f3f

API Reference

Activity ID
metals-type_copper_cake_primary_zinc_production_from_concentrate
UUID
ecb6525d-fc9a-4025-88b2-b3001eb697ef
Code Snippet
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