Sulfamic acid (sulfamic acid production)

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.8. Sulfamic acid is used in the production of sweeteners and cleaning agents. Sulfamic acid is particularly used for cleaning of carbonate and phosphate, and it is therefore used for cleaning machinery, heat and cooling system etc. This product is also used in the food industry for the production of sugar and dairy products, in the paper and pulp producing industry and in breweries. Reference(s): Gendorf (2016) Umwelterklärung 2015, Werk Gendorf Industriepark, www.gendorf.de Metzger, M. 2000. Sulfamic Acid. In Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, Electronic Release, Vol.34, pp.656 Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.