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Product Flow Data set: cobalt (en)
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Name cobalt
Classification
Class name : Hierarchy level
  • ILCD: E:Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities / 38:Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery / 383:Materials recovery / 3830:Materials recovery
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CAS Number 7440-48-4
General comment EcoSpold 2 intermediate exchange, ID = 50c430bb-e392-4242-bd8e-b372d85b2cf9 Information: 'cobalt' is a metal. It is ferromagnetic, with hard lustrous bluish gray appearance and it is a transition metal. It is the direct product from mining and beneficiation and a by-product from primary zinc production from concentrate. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: alloys production, magnets and magnetic recording media, as catalysts for petroleum and chemical industries, as drying agents for paints and inks. Cobalt blue is an important part of artists' palette and is used by craft workers in porcelain, pottery, stained glass, tiles and enamel jewellery. The radioactive isotopes, cobalt-60, is used in medical treatment and also to irradiate food, in order to preserve the food and protect the consumer. Classification: allocatable product
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Type of flow Product flow
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Time stamp (last saved) 2024-10-18T12:53:30.347-03:00
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UUID 50c430bb-e392-4242-bd8e-b372d85b2cf9
Data set version 00.00.000
Permanent data set URI http://openlca.org/ilcd/resource/flows/50c430bb-e392-4242-bd8e-b372d85b2cf9
Flow Property Mean value Minimum value Maximum value Uncertainty distribution type Relative StdDev in % Data derivation type / status General comment
1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 %