Location: CH - Switzerland
This dataset represents the activity of waste disposal of scrap aluminium in a municipal solid waste incinerator (MSWI) // Recommended use of this dataset: For disposal of bulky, non-dust aluminium, which goes to disposal as part of a larger item or in small amounts only. Pure, isolated aluminium fractions will not be disposed in incinerators or landfills, but rather go to recycling. // // Waste composition (wet, in ppm): H2O n.a.; O n.a.; H n.a.; C n.a.; S n.a.; N n.a.; P n.a.; B n.a.; Cl 4825; Br n.a.; F n.a.; I n.a.; Ag n.a.; As n.a.; Ba n.a.; Cd 3; Co n.a.; Cr n.a.; Cu 8.5; Hg n.a.; Mn n.a.; Mo n.a.; Ni n.a.; Pb 25.5; Sb n.a.; Se n.a.; Sn n.a.; V n.a.; Zn 29; Be n.a.; Sc n.a.; Sr n.a.; Ti n.a.; Tl n.a.; W n.a.; Si n.a.; Fe n.a.; Ca n.a.; Al 995110; K n.a.; Mg n.a.; Na n.a.; // Share of carbon in waste that is biogenic 60.4%. // Share of metals in waste not oxidised and bulk-recyclable (exclude very small or thin parts) Iron: 0%; Alu: 100%; Copper: 0%. // Recovery of metal scrap from bottom ash to recycling: 0g iron scrap, 308.48g aluminium scrap, 0g copper scrap.Ultimately one kg of this waste produces 0.8962 kg of bottom ash (can include some washed ash) and 0 kg of residues, which are landfilled (technology mix). Net energy production: 0MJ/kg electric energy and 0MJ/kg thermal energy. //
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.