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Chromium (chromium production)
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Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product 'chromium' is a metal. It is steely-grey lustrous hard and brittle while it is a transition metal. It is the direct product from mining and beneficiation. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: used for alloying non-ferrous engineering materials to produce other Chromium metal like non-ferrous alloys that exclude iron and certain superalloys used in the aerospace industry in the form of superalloys also used in industries for gas turbine and petrochemical. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Chromium (chromium production) |
| Sector | Materials and Manufacturing |
| Category | Metals |
| Source | ecoinvent |
| Source Dataset | Cut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.10 |
| Region | |
Unit Type | |
| Year | 1994 |
| Year Released | 2023 |
| Emission Factor |
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LCA Activity | Refer to source |
Supported CO2e Calculation Method | AR5, AR6 |
| Data Versioning |
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Activity ID
metals-type_chromium_chromium_production
UUID
2b81254b-1b4d-4994-98f5-f790c91ff4fc
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