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Description
The electrolyte composition is derived from technical data sheet of the manufacturer Gfe GmbH, and is confirmed by private correspondence with experts. The vanadium concentration within the electrolyte is 1.6 mol / L and the sulfate concentration 2 mol / L. Additionally, 0.05 mol / L of phosphoric acid is used as a stabilizer. The mass fractions of the four components vanadium, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid and water are calculated taking into account the molar mass as well as the density of the electrolyte. The density of the electrolyte consequently corresponds to 1.35 kg / L.
Source
Scientific journal publication
Life Cycle Assessment of a Vanadium Redox Flow Battery, Selina Weber, Jens F. Peters, Manuel Baumann, and Marcel Weil, Environ. Sci. Technol. 2018, 52, 10864−10873, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b02073
Scale, utilization, production, and lifetime data. Missing values remain visible to guide future metadata improvements.
Commercial maturity stage
Early commercial
Design capacity
Not provided
Design capacity unit
Not provided
Capacity factor
Not provided
Annual production volume
Not provided
Annual production volume unit
Not provided
Annual production volume year
Not provided
Plant lifetime
Not provided
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Modified exchanges
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Removed exchanges
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Inventory metadata
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vanadium electrolyte solution production (production / RER / kilogram) Production
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Precalculated screening profile
Environmental impacts
Results per kilogram, using UVEK 2025 and the ecoinvent 3.10 biosphere. Exchange rows are shaded from green to red by relative contribution to the selected indicator.
Acidification0.119228
mol H+-Eq / kilogram
Climate change5.67625
kg CO2-Eq / kilogram
Freshwater ecotoxicity20.8791
CTUe / kilogram
Freshwater eutrophication0.0027155
kg P-Eq / kilogram
Marine eutrophication0.00463182
kg N-Eq / kilogram
Photochemical ozone formation0.0229374
kg NMVOC-Eq / kilogram
Resource use, fossils82.1233
MJ, net calorific value / kilogram
Resource use, minerals and metals3.0266e-05
kg Sb-Eq / kilogram
Water use28.3711
m3 world Eq deprived / kilogram
Screening result
This screening result uses Brightpath mappings from the source background to UVEK 2025; mapped suppliers are not claims of scientific equivalence.
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Acidification0.119228
mol H+-Eq / kilogram
Climate change5.67625
kg CO2-Eq / kilogram
Freshwater ecotoxicity20.8791
CTUe / kilogram
Freshwater eutrophication0.0027155
kg P-Eq / kilogram
Marine eutrophication0.00463182
kg N-Eq / kilogram
Terrestrial eutrophication0.0486702
mol N-Eq / kilogram
Human toxicity, cancer1.9366e-08
CTUh / kilogram
Human toxicity, non-cancer1.9068e-06
CTUh / kilogram
Ionising radiation0.711442
kBq U235-Eq / kilogram
Land use-583.158
dimensionless / kilogram
Ozone depletion1.3426e-07
kg CFC-11-Eq / kilogram
Particulate matter1.1197e-06
disease incidence / kilogram
Photochemical ozone formation0.0229374
kg NMVOC-Eq / kilogram
Resource use, fossils82.1233
MJ, net calorific value / kilogram
Resource use, minerals and metals3.0266e-05
kg Sb-Eq / kilogram
Water use28.3711
m3 world Eq deprived / kilogram
Calculation details
Profile uvek-2025-ef-v3-1-4e70d56a85b1 · artifact
4e70d56a85b1 · calculated
2026-09-30 13:48 UTC. These screening results do not replace a reviewed comparative LCA.
Dataset contents
Reference flows, emissions, technosphere inputs, and natural resources in this published snapshot.
Outputs
Reference flow
1 row
Reference production exchanges extracted from the uploaded inventory.
Exchange
Reference / categories
Amount
Unit
Metadata
Climate change contribution
vanadium electrolyte solution production
RER
vanadium electrolyte solution
1
kilogram
-
Reference flow
Inputs
Technosphere inputs
9 rows
Linked foreground or background product inputs used by this dataset.
1.0230e-08disease incidence / kilogram
0.9% of total
0.000391212kg NMVOC-Eq / kilogram
1.7% of total
1.1663MJ, net calorific value / kilogram
1.4% of total
4.4563e-07kg Sb-Eq / kilogram
1.5% of total
0.0222232m3 world Eq deprived / kilogram
0.1% of total
BAFU:2025
market for phosphoric acid, industrial grade, without water, in 85% solution state
GLO
phosphoric acid, industrial grade, without water, in 85% solution state
4.90e-03
kilogram
Metadata (1)
Comment
Phosphoric acid
0.000110935mol H+-Eq / kilogram
0.1% of total
0.00705311kg CO2-Eq / kilogram
0.1% of total
0.0295781CTUe / kilogram
0.1% of total
8.1757e-06kg P-Eq / kilogram
0.3% of total
7.0921e-06kg N-Eq / kilogram
0.2% of total
7.3385e-05mol N-Eq / kilogram
0.2% of total
2.3163e-11CTUh / kilogram
0.1% of total
3.2346e-10CTUh / kilogram
0.0% of total
0.00161444kBq U235-Eq / kilogram
0.2% of total
0.216951dimensionless / kilogram
0.0% of total
2.3026e-10kg CFC-11-Eq / kilogram
0.2% of total
6.8464e-10disease incidence / kilogram
0.1% of total
3.5654e-05kg NMVOC-Eq / kilogram
0.2% of total
0.128267MJ, net calorific value / kilogram
0.2% of total
6.1835e-08kg Sb-Eq / kilogram
0.2% of total
0.00334139m3 world Eq deprived / kilogram
0.0% of total
BAFU:2025
market for water, deionised
Europe without Switzerland
water, deionised
0.86
kilogram
Metadata (1)
Comment
Water
1.5017e-06mol H+-Eq / kilogram
0.0% of total
0.000436274kg CO2-Eq / kilogram
0.0% of total
0.0701109CTUe / kilogram
0.3% of total
3.0119e-07kg P-Eq / kilogram
0.0% of total
3.4076e-07kg N-Eq / kilogram
0.0% of total
2.9105e-06mol N-Eq / kilogram
0.0% of total
6.0211e-13CTUh / kilogram
0.0% of total
2.1674e-11CTUh / kilogram
0.0% of total
0.000607059kBq U235-Eq / kilogram
0.1% of total
0.00654095dimensionless / kilogram
0.0% of total
3.0010e-10kg CFC-11-Eq / kilogram
0.2% of total
1.5105e-11disease incidence / kilogram
0.0% of total
1.0298e-06kg NMVOC-Eq / kilogram
0.0% of total
0.00989171MJ, net calorific value / kilogram
0.0% of total
7.1764e-09kg Sb-Eq / kilogram
0.0% of total
0.00041754m3 world Eq deprived / kilogram
0.0% of total
BAFU:2025
market for transport, freight, lorry 16-32 metric ton, EURO5
RER
transport, freight, lorry 16-32 metric ton, EURO5
0.02
ton kilometer
Metadata (1)
Comment
Transport, lorry
1.6320e-05mol H+-Eq / kilogram
0.0% of total
0.00443648kg CO2-Eq / kilogram
0.1% of total
0.0128755CTUe / kilogram
0.1% of total
5.0508e-07kg P-Eq / kilogram
0.0% of total
6.0563e-06kg N-Eq / kilogram
0.1% of total
6.1950e-05mol N-Eq / kilogram
0.1% of total
1.8037e-12CTUh / kilogram
0.0% of total
3.8295e-11CTUh / kilogram
0.0% of total
0.000575474kBq U235-Eq / kilogram
0.1% of total
0.0284363dimensionless / kilogram
0.0% of total
1.5976e-10kg CFC-11-Eq / kilogram
0.1% of total
1.3207e-10disease incidence / kilogram
0.0% of total
2.3908e-05kg NMVOC-Eq / kilogram
0.1% of total
0.0643918MJ, net calorific value / kilogram
0.1% of total
1.3727e-08kg Sb-Eq / kilogram
0.0% of total
0.00655739m3 world Eq deprived / kilogram
0.0% of total
BAFU:2025
market for transport, freight train
Europe without Switzerland
transport, freight train
0.12
ton kilometer
Metadata (1)
Comment
Transport, train
8.8626e-06mol H+-Eq / kilogram
0.0% of total
0.00202434kg CO2-Eq / kilogram
0.0% of total
0.00533152CTUe / kilogram
0.0% of total
1.2223e-06kg P-Eq / kilogram
0.0% of total
2.9465e-06kg N-Eq / kilogram
0.1% of total
2.9525e-05mol N-Eq / kilogram
0.1% of total
2.4375e-12CTUh / kilogram
0.0% of total
2.5750e-11CTUh / kilogram
0.0% of total
0.00198435kBq U235-Eq / kilogram
0.3% of total
0.0374269dimensionless / kilogram
0.0% of total
4.9217e-11kg CFC-11-Eq / kilogram
0.0% of total
9.1207e-11disease incidence / kilogram
0.0% of total
9.4161e-06kg NMVOC-Eq / kilogram
0.0% of total
0.0391314MJ, net calorific value / kilogram
0.0% of total
4.5363e-09kg Sb-Eq / kilogram
0.0% of total
0.00114686m3 world Eq deprived / kilogram
0.0% of total
BAFU:2025
market for transport, freight, sea, container ship
GLO
transport, freight, sea, container ship
3.81
ton kilometer
Metadata (1)
Comment
Transport, ship overseas
0.00207564mol H+-Eq / kilogram
1.7% of total
0.0609823kg CO2-Eq / kilogram
1.1% of total
0.121195CTUe / kilogram
0.6% of total
2.8849e-06kg P-Eq / kilogram
0.1% of total
0.0005389kg N-Eq / kilogram
11.6% of total
0.00595936mol N-Eq / kilogram
12.2% of total
1.6806e-11CTUh / kilogram
0.1% of total
1.6511e-10CTUh / kilogram
0.0% of total
0.0040246kBq U235-Eq / kilogram
0.6% of total
0.0857399dimensionless / kilogram
0.0% of total
1.2903e-09kg CFC-11-Eq / kilogram
1.0% of total
1.6807e-09disease incidence / kilogram
0.2% of total
0.00158803kg NMVOC-Eq / kilogram
6.9% of total
0.777442MJ, net calorific value / kilogram
0.9% of total
1.0890e-08kg Sb-Eq / kilogram
0.0% of total
0.0082036m3 world Eq deprived / kilogram
0.0% of total
BAFU:2025
market for transport, freight, inland waterways, barge
RER
transport, freight, inland waterways, barge
0.17
ton kilometer
Metadata (1)
Comment
Transport, barge
5.0561e-05mol H+-Eq / kilogram
0.0% of total
0.00638203kg CO2-Eq / kilogram
0.1% of total
0.0153683CTUe / kilogram
0.1% of total
6.8735e-07kg P-Eq / kilogram
0.0% of total
2.4744e-05kg N-Eq / kilogram
0.5% of total
0.00026362mol N-Eq / kilogram
0.5% of total
2.6972e-12CTUh / kilogram
0.0% of total
3.2902e-11CTUh / kilogram
0.0% of total
0.000925285kBq U235-Eq / kilogram
0.1% of total
0.040318dimensionless / kilogram
0.0% of total
1.3704e-10kg CFC-11-Eq / kilogram
0.1% of total
6.9708e-11disease incidence / kilogram
0.0% of total
8.8007e-05kg NMVOC-Eq / kilogram
0.4% of total
0.0851427MJ, net calorific value / kilogram
0.1% of total
2.4473e-09kg Sb-Eq / kilogram
0.0% of total
0.00140178m3 world Eq deprived / kilogram
0.0% of total
BAFU:2025
market for transport, freight, lorry, unspecified
RER
transport, freight, lorry, unspecified
0.19
ton kilometer
Metadata (1)
Comment
Transport lorry (ZA)
0.000997841mol H+-Eq / kilogram
0.8% of total
0.233182kg CO2-Eq / kilogram
4.1% of total
0.655833CTUe / kilogram
3.1% of total
2.1928e-05kg P-Eq / kilogram
0.8% of total
0.000411999kg N-Eq / kilogram
8.9% of total
0.0042702mol N-Eq / kilogram
8.8% of total
7.8283e-11CTUh / kilogram
0.4% of total
1.7718e-09CTUh / kilogram
0.1% of total
0.0448107kBq U235-Eq / kilogram
6.3% of total
2.13508dimensionless / kilogram
-0.4% of total
2.7333e-08kg CFC-11-Eq / kilogram
20.4% of total
7.3960e-09disease incidence / kilogram
0.7% of total
0.00143993kg NMVOC-Eq / kilogram
6.3% of total
3.36137MJ, net calorific value / kilogram
4.1% of total
5.5567e-07kg Sb-Eq / kilogram
1.8% of total
0.27025m3 world Eq deprived / kilogram
1.0% of total
BAFU:2025
Parameters
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Quality and maturity
TRL scaleHigher is more mature.9: routine commercial deployment8: commercial, but still niche or scaling7: first-commercial or advanced demonstration6: engineering-scale demonstration5: pilot or large prototype4: bench or lab validated3: research-stage conceptTechnology readiness level
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earlymature
1 to 5 scaleLower is better.1: strong market- or operating-data basis2: commercially plausible, but still somewhat specific3: partly representative, with modelling or adaptation bias4: pilot, proxy-based, scaled-up, or prospective5: weak representation of the real technology stateTechnological representativeness
12345
strongweak
1 to 5 scaleLower is better.1: geography matches the claimed scope well2: regionally credible, but broader or less exact3: generic regional or global proxy4: weak proxy or clear geographic mismatch5: geography is effectively unsupportedGeographical representativeness
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strongweak
1 to 5 scaleLower is better.1: current for that technology class2: slightly dated, but still good3: dated enough to need caution4: stale, pilot-era, or prospective relative to current practice5: clearly not representative of the current stateTemporal representativeness
12345
strongweak
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