Expanded vermiculite, at plant {AU}| | AusLCI, U
Unit process Australia v00.00.001
Translated name: Blähvermiculit, ab Werk Included processes: includes the raw material vermiculite, the transport to the finishing plant and some internal transports, the energy carrier, some packaging materials, the infrastructure and the emissions Remark: This inventory has been developed as part of the AusAgLCI initiative funded by a partnership of Australian Research and Development Corporations (RIRDC, CRDC, GRDC, SRDC, HAL, MLA, DA, FWPA) and Research Agencies (CSIRO, USQ and Q DAFF), with technical support from Life Cycle Strategies. More detail on inventory development can be found in the 'AusAgLCI Methodology for developing Life Cycle Inventory' documents located at www.auslci.alcas.asn.au. Vermiculite transportet by ship 13'500 km from South-Africa to Germany. It is expanded by the heat from light fuel oil in 5 – 8 s at 1250 – 1500 °C and then cooled immediately to 400 °C. Density of expanded vermiculite: 64 - 160 kg/m3; Geography: For some exchanges CH, RER, GLO, OCE and ZA modules have been used as proxy. Technology: Basic principle is a quick heating of the vermiculite flakes to high temperature followed by a quick cooling. The volume increase is 15 – 30 fold Version: 2.2 Synonyms: Blähglimmer Energy values: Undefined Production volume: unknown Local category: Mineralische Baustoffe Local subcategory: Zuschlags- Füllstoffe Source file: 00462.XML Record: Data entry by: Daniel Kellenberger Telephone: 0041 44 823 44 94; E-mail: empa@ecoinvent.org; Company: EMPA; Country: CH Generator: Generator/publicator: Daniel Kellenberger Telephone: 0041 44 823 44 94; E-mail: empa@ecoinvent.org; Company: EMPA; Country: CH
- Sector
- Other Materials
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- Last updated
- 12 Oct 2026
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Documentation
- Quantitative reference
- Expanded vermiculite, at plant {AU}| | AusLCI, U
- Sampling procedure
- Sampling procedure: Literature
- Creation date
- 28 Jan 2009
- Is copyright protected
- No
- Is infrastructure process
- No
- Tags
- material
- Sources
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Life Cycle Inventories of Building Products/2007/Kellenberger D.
Product outputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expanded vermiculite, at plant {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 1.0 | kg | — |
Technical inputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay pit infrastructure {GLO}| market for clay pit infrastructure | Cut-off, U | 0.0000000002 | Item(s) | — |
| Corrugated board box {RoW}| market for corrugated board box | Cut-off, U | 0.002 | kg | (4,5,3,5,1,5); |
| Diesel, burned in building machine {GLO}| market for diesel, burned in building machine | Cut-off, U | 0.0096136 | MJ | (4,5,3,1,1,5); |
| Electricity, low voltage {AU}| market for electricity, low voltage | AusLCI, U | 0.02714 | kWh | (4,5,3,1,1,5); |
| Heat, district or industrial, other than natural gas {RoW}| heat production, light fuel oil, at industrial furnace 1MW | Cut-off, U | 2.4 | MJ | (4,1,1,1,1,1); |
| Packaging film, low density polyethylene {GLO}| market for packaging film, low density polyethylene | Cut-off, U | 0.0004813 | kg | (4,5,3,5,1,5); |
| Tap water, at user, Australia {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 0.0134 | t | (4,5,3,1,1,5); |
| Transport, freight, sea, container ship, heavy fuel oil {GLO}| market for transport, freight, sea, container ship, heavy fuel oil | Cut-off, U | 0.4 | t*km | Guess |
| Transport, truck, 28t, fleet average {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 0.05 | t*km | Guess |
| Vermiculite {GLO}| market for vermiculite | Cut-off, U | 1.1364 | kg | (4,5,3,1,1,5); |