Emission Factor

Ytterbium oxide (market for ytterbium oxide)

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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 ytterbium is a lanthanide a rare earth element that is predominatly obtained from the ion adsorption clays of southern China - representing approximately 98% of world production. Ytterbium oxide (Yb2O3) is used in a number of different applications including as a radiation source in portable x-ray machines as an alloy in metallurgy as a dopant of active media and in high stability atomic clocks. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameYtterbium oxide (market for ytterbium oxide)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryMined Materials
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.10
Region
Unit Type
Year
2017
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 22Version log
  • Replaced by: cce12b45-dc45-4149-88be-ae2fcbe8a538

API Reference

Activity ID
mined_materials-type_ytterbium_oxide_market_for_ytterbium_oxide
UUID
f92284fe-620f-49ac-89a4-a16625d8e373
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