Adipic Acid Production

IPCC 2006

Adipic acid is used in the manufacture of a large number of products including synthetic fibres, coatings, plastics, urethane foams, elastomers and synthetic lubricants. The production of Nylon 6.6 accounts for the bulk of adipic acid use. The main greenhouse gas emitted from adipic acid production is nitrous oxide.

Also known as: 2B3

Hierarchy

Broader: Chemical Industry

Details

Property	Value
belongsToLevel	Category
notation	2.B.3

Source: https://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/efdb/find_ef.php?ipcc_code=2.B.3

Technical details

• IRI: https://spec.decarbnexus.com/taxonomy/EMI/IPCC/2006/C2_B_3
• Kind: Taxonomy Concept

Raw RDF (Turtle)