Potassium nitrate {AU}| market for potassium nitrate | AusLCI, U

Unit process Australia v00.00.001

This data have been copied from the ecoinvent version 2.2 database and adapted to Australsian database by substituting input flows from Australasian database for ecoinvent processes where they are available. Because of the ecoinvent detail included in this data in is subject to the same copyright and distribution restrictions as the ecoivent database published in SimaPro. See system description for more detail on the substitution. Translated name: Kaliumnitrat, als K2O, ab Regionallager Included processes: The unit process inventory takes into account the production of potassium nitrate from potassium chloride and nitric acid. Transports of raw materials and intermediate products to the fertiliser plant as well as the transport of the fertiliser product from the factory to the regional department store were included. Production and waste treatment of catalysts, coating and packaging of the final fertiliser products were not included. Infrastructure was included by means of a proxy module. Remark: Refers to 1 kg potassium nitrate with a N-content of 14.0% and a K2O-content of 44.0%. The original multi-unit process has been recombined here into one process. CAS number: 007757-79-1; Formula: KNO3; Geography: According to the reference of this inventory, the European average is derived from mean values of several fertiliser plants within Europe. The production of raw materials and/or intermediates outside Europe was taken into account by considering the production technology in the respective country and the relative import shares. Technology: Production inventory was derived from detailed literature studies and specifications from the manufacturer, relevant for the European production. Transport specifications of the fertiliser product to the regional department store, which were not included in the reference used for this inventory, were complemented by data given in Patyk & Reinhardt (1997). Time period: Year when the principal reference used for this inventory was published. Version: 2.2 Energy values: Undefined Local category: Landwirtschaftliche Produktionsmittel Local subcategory: Mineraldünger Source file: 00051.XML Record: Data entry by: Thomas Nemecek Telephone: 0041 44 377 72 54; E-mail: art@ecoinvent.org; Company: ART; Country: CH Generator: Generator/publicator: Angelika Heil Telephone: 0041 44 377 71 54; E-mail: art@ecoinvent.org; Company: ART; Country: CH

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12 Oct 2026

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Quantitative reference

Potassium nitrate {AU}| market for potassium nitrate | AusLCI, U

Sampling procedure

Sampling procedure: Values given in the reference originate from manufacturers and/or other data sources which in turn refer to the real situation and hence are largely secured. However, the emissions of N and P into the water may be somewhat uncertain. When no information on the speciation of N- and P emissions was given in the reference, the most likely speciation based on expert's opinion is presented.

Creation date

28 May 2004

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No

Is infrastructure process

No

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Life Cycle Inventories of Agricultural Production Systems/2004/Nemecek, T.

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