Emission Factor

Salicylic acid (market for salicylic acid)

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Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.8. Salicylic acid is widely used as an intermediate in the pharmaceutical industry (acetylsalicylic acid). Furthemore it is used as an intermediatte for agrochemical products, dyes and colorants. Finally, production of phenolic resins also employ salicylic acid in the rubber industry (Boullard et al., 2000). Reference(s): Boullard, O., Leblanc, H. and Besson, B. 2000. Salicylic Acid. Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameSalicylic acid (market for salicylic acid)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryChemical Products
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.8
Region
Unit Type
Year
2015
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 11Version log
  • Replaced by: df8a011d-836a-4aa3-96f2-0bf14906aed5

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Activity ID
chemicals-type_salicylic_acid_market_for_salicylic_acid
UUID
f339e412-fbae-4132-ad28-639fba779a87_1397abbf-0e09-5ea5-a1fa-288d3cc2fb76
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