Emission Factor

Limestone - unprocessed (market for limestone - unprocessed)

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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 "limestone unprocessed" represents a naturally occurring mineral that consists principally of calcium carbonate. Limestone is generally used for construction cement quicklime agriculture metal refining and flue gas desulphurisation In construction limestone is the most widely used crushed rock although it is generally sold in form of sand and gravel. Cement: The production of cement is the main use for chalk and a major use for dense high-calcium limestone. Quicklime: Approximately 1.8 t of limestone is required per 1.0 t of quicklime. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameLimestone - unprocessed (market for limestone - unprocessed)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryMined Materials
Sourceecoinvent
Region
Unit Type
Year
2011
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
mined_materials-type_limestone_unprocessed_market_for_limestone_unprocessed
UUID
ab95746d-ee2c-4c3a-b441-86214df191bc
Code Snippet
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