Estimating SMCA’s carbon footprint is essential for sustainability reporting, procurement choices, and environmental compliance—especially with ISO 14067 and Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) standards ontosight.ai+1tera.org+1.
Salt (NaCl) has a carbon footprint of ~0.06 kg CO₂e/kg at factory gate apps.carboncloud.com+1sciencedirect.com+1. Mid-tier chemical intermediates typically sit between 1–5 kg CO₂e/kg. Based on this range, SMCA likely exceeds salt by 15–80×, given its more complex synthesis and energy-intensive crystallization process.
A cradle-to-gate LCA for SMCA includes:
Raw materials: monochloroacetic acid (MCA) and sodium carbonate
Process energy: crystallization, drying, wastewater treatment
Infrastructure & packaging
A life cycle inventory (LCI) tool may yield ~2 kg CO₂e/kg SMCA, aligning with general intermediate chemical footprints pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov+6cfpub.epa.gov+6erasm.org+6.
Major emissions arise from:
MCA and chloride feedstock sourcing
Energy-intensive drying/crystallization
Effluent treatment via activated sludge
To reduce SMCA’s footprint, producers can:
Use renewable energy or waste heat
Optimize wastewater treatment systems
Increase process yield and reduce by-products, reflecting best practices in intermediate chemical LCA sciencedirect.com+15tfs-initiative.com+15sciencedirect.com+15tera.org+1incopa.org+1ontosight.aiapps.carboncloud.com
HighMountainChem is advancing greener SMCA production—emphasizing energy efficiency, eco-friendly packaging, and renewable sourcing. Learn more here:
https://highmountainchem.com/sodium-chloroacetate-cas-3926-62-3/
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