40 CFR Appendix Table 1 to Subpart ZZ of Part 98 - CO2 Emission Factors for Carbonate-Based Raw Materials

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Table 1 to Subpart ZZ of Part 98—CO2 Emission Factors for Carbonate-Based Raw Materials

Table 1 to Subpart ZZ of Part 98—CO2 Emission Factors for Carbonate-Based Raw Materials

Carbonate Mineral name(s) CO 2 emission
factor a
BaCO3 Witherite, Barium carbonate 0.223
CaCO3 Limestone, Calcium Carbonate, Calcite, Aragonite 0.440
Ca(Fe,Mg,Mn)(CO 3)2 Ankerite b 0.408-0.476
CaMg(CO 3)2 Dolomite 0.477
FeCO3 Siderite 0.380
K2CO 3 Potassium carbonate 0.318
Li2CO 3 Lithium carbonate 0.596
MgCO3 Magnesite 0.522
MnCO3 Rhodochrosite 0.383
Na2CO 3 Sodium carbonate, Soda ash 0.415
SrCO3 Strontium carbonate, Strontianite 0.298

a Emission factors are in units of metric tons of CO2 emitted per metric ton of carbonate-based material.

b Ankerite emission factors are based on a formula weight range that assumes Fe, Mg, and Mn are present in amounts of at least 1.0 percent.