Activated bentonite (activated bentonite production)

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.8. The product "activated bentonite" represents a mix of products, put together from the production processes of alkaline activated bentonite (38%), acid activated bentonite (61%) and catalytic converter (1%). Bentonite is an industrial mineral with a high content of swellable three layer clay minerals, which originate mostly from the transformation of volcanic ashes and tuffs. Alkaline activated bentonite is used for the production of casting moulds, for various applications in the construction sector, for wine clarification and for paper recycling. Acid activated bentonite is mostly used for the production of bleaching earth and self-copying paper. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.