Emission Factor

Silver (gold-silver mine operation with refinery)

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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 'silver' is a metal. It has a lustrous white appearence. Refined silver has a purity of 99.50% and it is a transition metal. It is a direct product of the Merrill-Crowe process dried smelted and finally refined with the Wohlwill and Möbius electrolysis. It is also a by-product of gold-silver mine operation with refinery and primary zinc production from concentrate. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: many different industrial applications photography jewellery etc The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameSilver (gold-silver mine operation with refinery)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryMined Materials
Sourceecoinvent
Region
Unit Type
Year
2012
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_silver_gold_silver_mine_operation_with_refinery
UUID
d0049c91-bb25-439e-9bec-ca7223b8ff7d
Code Snippet
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