Location: RER - Europe
This dataset represents the production of 1 kg of sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) from chlorine emissions captured in a 50% sodium hydroxide solution. Sodium hypochlorite is an inorganic compound which takes the form of a pale yellow-greenish liquid with a chlorine odor. It is used primarily for household sanitizing and bleaching solutions as well as for water treatment (pools).
The inventory is based on literature data and estimations.
References:
Althaus H.-J., Chudacoff M., Hischier R., Jungbluth N., Osses M. and Primas A. (2007) Life Cycle Inventories of Chemicals. Final report ecoinvent data v2.0 No. 8. Swiss Centre for Life Cycle Inventories, Dübendorf, CH.
Undefined unit processes (UPRs) are the unlinked, multi-product activity datasets that form the basis for all of the system models available in the ecoinvent database. This is the way the datasets are obtained and entered into the database by the data providers. These activity datasets are useful for investigating the environmental impacts of a specific activity (gate-to-gate), without regard to its upstream or downstream impacts.