Last reviewed on 12-01-2023

Documentation of California's Greenhouse Gas Inventory (2023 Edition - Last updated on 12-1-2023)

♦ Category: Industrial Processes and Product Use

IPCC: 2B2 - Chemical Industry - Nitric Acid Production
Sector: Industrial : Manufacturing : Chemicals & Allied Products : Nitric Acid

♦ Activity: Nitric acid production -

♦ Greenhouse gas: Nitrous oxide ( N2O )

► Year 2007 —

● Greenhouse gas emission estimate —

Amount: 206.40 tonnes of N2O Emitted (61,506 tonnes CO2 Eq.)
Basis: Calculation
Calculation: Emissions estimated from California's production capacity and subsequently reported emissions.
Reference: CARB (2016). Technical support document on GHG inventory methodologies for the 2000-2014 inventory. See Discussion of emissions from nitric acid production available at: https://ww3.arb.ca.gov/cc/inventory/pubs/reports/2000_2014/ghg_inventory_00-14_technical_support_document.pdf

● Activity level used in calculations —

Activity:
Basis: None
Reference: Not Applicable.

● Parameters and Constants used in calculations —

Parameter: Not applicable
Constant: Global warming potential of N2O = 298
Reference: IPCC (2007). Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Solomon S., Qin D., Manning M., Chen Z., Marquis M., Averyt K.B., Tignor M., and Miller H.L. (eds.). http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/publications_ipcc_fourth_assessment_report_synthesis_report.htm

● Greenhouse gas emitted per unit activity (derived from values listed above) —

Amount: Not Applicable