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 2011 —

● Greenhouse gas emission estimate —

Amount: 100.37 tonnes of N2O Emitted (29,910 tonnes CO2 Eq.)
Basis: Calculation
Calculation: Compilation of Mandatory Reporting activity or emission values
Reference: CARB (2021). Summary of 2008 to 2019 data from California's Greenhouse Gas Mandatory Reporting Program. Reported emissions are available at: https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/mandatory-greenhouse-gas-emissions-reporting

● 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