Emission Factor

Phosphoric acid - fertiliser grade - without water - in 70% solution state (phosphoric acid production - dihydrate process)

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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 'phosphoric acid fertiliser grade without water in 70% solution state' is an inorganic substance with a CAS no. : 007664-38-2. It is called 'phosphoric acid' under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: H3O4P. It is liquid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure and it has no odor. This dataset represents a pure substance (100% active substance). Industrially this product is mostly used in 70% solution state as fetilizer. Modelling this substance in a solution requires the user to add the solvent of their choice in their models. The fertiliser grade of phosphoric acid is impure with 51% P2O5 and dilute fluosilic acid (22% in H2O). On a consumer level is used in the following products: fertilisers polishes and waxes washing & cleaning products and welding & soldering products. There is no publicly available information about the consumption of this substance on industrial sites. Based on EU regulations (REGULATION (EU) 2019/1009) if this substance would be used as fertiliser it could be labelled as N-P-K of: (0-24-0). The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NamePhosphoric acid - fertiliser grade - without water - in 70% solution state (phosphoric acid production - dihydrate process)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryChemical Products
Sourceecoinvent
Region
Unit Type
Year
1986
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
chemicals-type_phosphoric_acid_fertiliser_grade_without_water_in_70_percent_solution_state_phosphoric_acid_production_dihydrate_process
UUID
386bfa79-98ba-4064-8fb5-48ecccbcc08c
Code Snippet
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