Emission Factor

Bottom ash MSWI[F]-WWT WW from grass refinery (treatment of bottom ash MSWI[F]-WWT WW from grass refinery slag compartment)

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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 bottom ash MSWI[F]-WWT WW from grass refinery' is a solid waste under the category of industrial wastes. This bottom ash is produced exclusively in municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) with fly ash extraction (F) of 'sewage sludge 70% water WWT WW from grass refinery' that in turn is produced exclusively from the wastewater treatment (WWT) of 'WW from grass refinery'. The composition of the bottom ash is specific and dependent on the original composition of 'WW from grass refinery' 'bottom ash MSWI[F]-WWT WW from grass refinery' contain the following fractions: 100% bottom ash. By the database default (and per unit of reference product),'bottom ash MSWI[F]-WWT WW from grass refinery' has 41.7843% water on wet mass basis (70.5297% dry matter) and Carbon present is of both fossil (0.35% on a dry matter basis) and non-fossil origin (32.58% on a dry matter basis). It has no heating value. This kind of by-product (recyclable or waste) is generated in a specific treatment process and as such is not intended to be used as for modelling waste outputs from other activities. In the ecoinvent database treatment option/s for this by-product include: deposition (slag landfill). Based on the aforementioned treatments this by-product receives it is a non-hazardous waste. This by-product can be modelled on two levels: treatment activity and market activity. The former one refers to the specific technology treating the by-product while the latter level represents a mix of treatments. Users are encouraged to inspect the modelling assumptions of the treatment activities and when selecting the market to additionally inspect the treatment mix. Collection and transportation of this by-product is accounted in the respective market activity users are advised to inspect and modify the average transportation distances for a case specific modelling. The cut-off classification is Waste. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is -1.

PropertyValue
NameBottom ash MSWI[F]-WWT WW from grass refinery (treatment of bottom ash MSWI[F]-WWT WW from grass refinery slag compartment)
SectorWaste
CategoryWaste Management
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.10
Region
Unit Type
Year
1994
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: d1a3997b-c85a-4819-b0c4-d37563f58153

API Reference

Activity ID
waste_management-type_bottom_ash_mswi_f_wwt_ww_from_grass_refinery_treatment_of_bottom_ash_mswi_f_wwt_ww_from_grass_refinery_slag_compartment
UUID
f591ac38-344b-42d0-b883-8048ae77b8a9
Code Snippet
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