Sodium nitrate - unrefined (sodium nitrate production - unrefined from caliche ore mining)

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product 'sodium nitrate unrefined' is a product that belongs to the metal sector. It is an inorganic chemical substance while sodium is an alkali metal. It is a direct product of caliche ore mining and it is in a form of powder. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: adhesives and sealant chemicals agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) explosive materials explosives manufacturing finishing agents intermediates odor agents oxidizing/reducing agents plasticizers plating agents surface treating agents process regulators processing aids solvents (for cleaning and degreasing) etc. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.