Emission Factor

Light mortar (light mortar production)

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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 "light mortar" represents mortar with expanded clay for lightweight masonries. The raw materials per kg powder blend are mixed in following ratio: sand: 0.187kg cement: 0.205kg lime hydrated: 0.026kg expanded clay: 0.444kg additives: 0.001kg. After mixing it is internally transported to the packing installation and packed. For the use 0.137kg water has to be added (not included in this module). The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameLight mortar (light mortar production)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryBuilding Materials
Sourceecoinvent
Region
Unit Type
Year
1995
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
building_materials-type_light_mortar_light_mortar_production
UUID
125d89b7-2323-4746-afe4-babd799f3755
Code Snippet
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