Potassium nitrate (potassium nitrate production)

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product 'potassium nitrate' is an inorganic substance with a CAS no. : 007757-79-1. It is called 'potassium;nitrate' under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: KNO3. It is solid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure and it has no odor. It is modelled as a pure substance. Modelling this substance in a solution requires the user to add the solvent of their choice in their models. On a consumer level is used in the following products: fertilisers cosmetics and personal care products anti-freeze products and washing & cleaning 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: (14-0-39). The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.