Emission Factor

Potassium chloride (potassium chloride production)

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Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.8. Potassium chloride' is an inorganic substance with a CAS no. : 007447-40-7. It is called 'potassium;chloride' under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: ClK. It is solid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure and it has no odour. The substance is modelled as a pure substance. On a consumer level, is used in the following products: laboratory chemicals 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: (0-0-52). The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NamePotassium chloride (potassium chloride production)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryChemical Products
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.8
Region
Unit Type
Year
2000
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 11Version log
  • Replaced by: d7833a44-c90a-4ecd-ac36-94b31e107e64

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Activity ID
chemicals-type_potassium_chloride_potassium_chloride_production
UUID
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