Hi,
Trying to get some help in finding chemicals, I cant find chemicals like sodium gluconate, Triisobutyl phosphate e.t.c. I can find in other datasets when searching their CAS number.
Any assistance would be great, as they are well above the 3% by mass content, so cant be excluded.
Hello nj1. Try removing filters from your categories, then search with the name Sodium for example. You should be able to get many datasets for chemicals under ‘Manufacture of Chemicals and Chemical products’. This should be found under Manufacturing Materials A1. Also check your datapoint limit.
Thanks Patience,
I have not applied any filters and when I search under sodium there is no reference to sodium gluconate. Wondering if there is a work around.
Hello nj1,
It may be that your license has limited number of resources. The first step is to check the type of license you have and how many resources it qualifies you for. If you have an Expert license then you can add the missing resources to your company account.
This link Adding Private Data – One Click LCA Help Centre (zendesk.com) explains how to do that.
Also check the exact resource you are looking for in this ecoinvent database ecoinvent Glossary
If you find out that you are limited by the license type please contact for more guidance.
Thanks Patience,
There are still not some datapoints in the ecoinvent database. Ill have to find external and see what the costs are.
@nj1
You are welcome. If you have EPDs for suppliers of those resources, that could be something you can use as well.
@nj1 , as an additional tip, when the exact chemical cannot be found in the data base, proxies can be used, i.e., the next best resource that can function like the resource you are searching for.