# HiQ-CESI 1.1.0 ## Overview | Item | Content | | ------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Database | HiQ-CESI | | Database identifier | `hiq-cesi` | | Version | `1.1.0` | | Release date | Not recorded | | Data status | Published | | System model | CUT_OFF | | Counting basis | 567 processes in the published catalog; 569 in the frozen historical records | | Data provider | Not recorded | ## What's new HiQ-CESI 1.1.0 contains 567 datasets (CUT_OFF) and 197 reference products, primarily covering lithium batteries and their raw and supporting materials. It includes battery-grade salts, electrode materials, cells and battery packs. - [Lithium Batteries and Raw/Supporting Materials](/en/sectors/lithium-batteries-and-raw-supporting-materials): 557 datasets (CUT_OFF), represented by 碳酸锂,电池级, 单水氢氧化锂,电池级, 磷酸铁,电池级, NCM523锂电芯 and NCM811电池包. - [New Energy Trio](/en/sectors/new-energy-trio): 34 battery and system-product datasets, including NCM523电池包, NCM523锂电芯, NCM622电池包, NCM811电池包 and 低压系统. - [Chemicals](/en/sectors/chemicals): 78 datasets, including 无水硫酸钠, 硫酸锰,电池级, 硫酸镍,电池级, 碳酸锂,高纯级 and N-甲基吡咯烷酮,电子级. ## Changes Version composition is counted over the 567 published CUT_OFF datasets. Process-documentation coverage uses the separate historical set of 569 records. ### Dataset counts | System model | Dataset count (Dataset ID) | | ------------ | -------------------------: | | CUT_OFF | 567 | Browse by sector: [Sector index](/en/sectors) ### Coverage changes The published catalog contains 221 activities and 197 reference products across 16 geography codes; CN accounts for 488 datasets. #### Geographic distribution | Geographies (union of the top 10 per model) | CUT_OFF | | ---------------------------------------------- | ------: | | CN · China | 488 | | CN-JX · China,Jiangxi | 21 | | CN-SC · China,Sichuan | 14 | | CN-HN · China,Hunan | 9 | | CN-GX · China,Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region | 5 | | CN-YN · China,Yunnan | 5 | | CN-HB · China,Hubei | 4 | | CN-SD · China,Shandong | 4 | | CN-SN · China,Shaanxi | 4 | | CN-XJ · China,Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region | 4 | Source: [Database Overview](/files/hiq-cesi/1.1.0/revisions/20261106T193638Z/hiq-cesi_Database_Overview_v1.1.0_r20261106T193638Z.xlsx) ### Data quality and documentation | Populated documentation fields / records | CUT_OFF | | --- | --- | | Process documentation | 569 / 569 | | Process description | 569 / 569 | | Quality score | 569 / 569 | | Technology description | 521 / 569 | | Geographical representativeness description | 108 / 569 | ### Impact assessment The impact assessment catalog contains 56 method entries, of which 44 are named, and 893 category-indicator entries. The elementary-flow catalog contains 4,795 entries. #### Impact assessment methods | Impact assessment method (version catalog) | Impact categories (distinct UUIDs) | Category indicator entries (complete Method IDs) | | ------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------: | -----------------------------------------------: | | CML v4.8 2016 | 11 | 11 | | CML v4.8 2016 no LT | 11 | 11 | | Crustal Scarcity Indicator 2020 | 1 | 1 | | Cumulative Energy Demand (CED) | 12 | 12 | | Cumulative Exergy Demand (CExD) | 14 | 14 | | EDIP 2003 | 10 | 47 | | EDIP 2003 no LT | 10 | 47 | | EF v3.0 | 28 | 28 | | EF v3.0 EN15804 | 21 | 21 | | EF v3.0 no LT | 28 | 28 | | EF v3.1 | 25 | 25 | | EF v3.1 EN15804 | 21 | 21 | | EF v3.1 no LT | 25 | 25 | | EN15804 | 23 | 36 | | EPS 2020d | 7 | 7 | | EPS 2020d no LT | 7 | 7 | | Ecological Footprint | 4 | 4 | | Ecological Scarcity 2021 | 12 | 20 | | Ecological Scarcity 2021 no LT | 12 | 20 | | Ecosystem Damage Potential | 3 | 3 | | IMPACT 2002+ (Endpoint) | 4 | 16 | | IMPACT 2002+ (Midpoint) | 1 | 2 | | IPCC 2013 | 1 | 4 | | IPCC 2013 no LT | 1 | 4 | | IPCC 2021 | 8 | 32 | | IPCC 2021 no LT | 8 | 32 | | ReCiPe 2016 v1.03, endpoint (E) | 7 | 26 | | ReCiPe 2016 v1.03, endpoint (E) no LT | 6 | 25 | | ReCiPe 2016 v1.03, endpoint (H) | 6 | 25 | | ReCiPe 2016 v1.03, endpoint (H) no LT | 6 | 25 | | ReCiPe 2016 v1.03, endpoint (I) | 6 | 24 | | ReCiPe 2016 v1.03, endpoint (I) no LT | 6 | 24 | | ReCiPe 2016 v1.03, midpoint (E) | 18 | 18 | | ReCiPe 2016 v1.03, midpoint (E) no LT | 18 | 18 | | ReCiPe 2016 v1.03, midpoint (H) | 18 | 18 | | ReCiPe 2016 v1.03, midpoint (H) no LT | 18 | 18 | | ReCiPe 2016 v1.03, midpoint (I) | 18 | 18 | | ReCiPe 2016 v1.03, midpoint (I) no LT | 18 | 18 | | TRACI v2.1 | 9 | 9 | | TRACI v2.1 no LT | 9 | 9 | | USEtox | 2 | 4 | | USEtox no LT | 2 | 4 | | selected LCI results | 4 | 8 | | selected LCI results, additional | 5 | 20 | Source: [Database Overview：LCIA Methods / Impact Categories](/files/hiq-cesi/1.1.0/revisions/20261106T193638Z/hiq-cesi_Database_Overview_v1.1.0_r20261106T193638Z.xlsx) ## Files Attachment revision: 20261107T020200Z | Files | Scope | Format | bytes | System model | SHA-256 | | --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- | --- | | [hiq-cesi_Database_Overview_v1.1.0_r20261107T020200Z.xlsx](/files/hiq-cesi/1.1.0/revisions/20261107T020200Z/hiq-cesi_Database_Overview_v1.1.0_r20261107T020200Z.xlsx) | Catalogs of datasets, reference products, geographies, flows and impact assessment methods. | XLSX | 413640 | CUT_OFF | 8ab5014d68da9f2e0f9a9e1fa7407584fe759a025d5abfc9bffda1734a2c1429 | [File definitions](/en/resources/file-definitions) ## Known issues and limitations Sector coverage uses overlapping tags. ### Confirmed issues No formal issue register has been obtained. ### Documentation completeness (r1 field coverage) Pending documentation: official release date, formal release notes, full institutional attribution, method-implementation documentation, and an explanation of the difference between the 567 published records and 569 historical documentation records. Reference-product names follow the process documentation for this version; 6 differ from names in the published catalog. Quality-score coverage counts populated fields. In the flow catalog, 21/197 reference products have unit labels. | Worksheet | Field | Rows with missing values or components | Total rows | | ---------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------: | ---------: | | Cut-Off AO | Technology Level | 567 | 567 | | Cut-Off AO | Product Classification | 567 | 567 | | Cut-Off AO | Product Information | 567 | 567 | | Cut-Off AO | CAS Number | 411 | 567 | | Cut-Off AO | Cut-Off Classification | 567 | 567 | | Geographies | Geography Classification | 16 | 16 | | Geographies | Contained and Overlapping Geographies | 16 | 16 | | Geographies | Parent Geography | 1 | 16 | | LCIA Methods | Method Name | 12 | 56 | | LCIA Methods | Method Version | 56 | 56 | | LCIA Methods | Status | 56 | 56 | | LCIA Methods | HiQLCD Documentation | 56 | 56 | | LCIA Methods | Further Documentation | 56 | 56 | | LCIA Methods | Links to Characterization Factor Sources | 56 | 56 | | Impact Categories | Resources - Emissions - Total | 893 | 893 | | Impact Categories | Main impact/damage category | 893 | 893 | | Impact Categories | Inventory - Midpoint - Endpoint - AoP | 893 | 893 | | Impact Categories | Area of Protection (AoP) | 893 | 893 | | Impact Categories | Used in EN15804 | 893 | 893 | | Impact Categories | Method | 104 | 893 | | Impact Categories | Category | 4 | 893 | | Impact Categories | Indicator | 74 | 893 | | Impact Categories | Unit | 109 | 893 | | Impact Categories | Category name in method | 893 | 893 | | Impact Categories | Indicator name in method | 893 | 893 | | Impact Categories | Unit in method | 893 | 893 | | Intermediate Exchanges | Unit Name | 176 | 197 | | Intermediate Exchanges | CAS Number | 159 | 197 | | Intermediate Exchanges | Comment | 197 | 197 | | Intermediate Exchanges | By-product Classification | 197 | 197 | | Intermediate Exchanges | CPC Classification | 197 | 197 | | Intermediate Exchanges | Product Information | 197 | 197 | | Intermediate Exchanges | Synonym | 197 | 197 | | Elementary Exchanges | Unit Name | 1 | 4,795 | | Elementary Exchanges | CAS Number | 598 | 4,795 | | Elementary Exchanges | Comment | 4,795 | 4,795 | | Elementary Exchanges | Synonym | 4,795 | 4,795 | | Elementary Exchanges | Formula | 574 | 4,795 | Source: [Database Overview：Field Availability](/files/hiq-cesi/1.1.0/revisions/20261106T193638Z/hiq-cesi_Database_Overview_v1.1.0_r20261106T193638Z.xlsx) ## Citation hiq-cesi, version 1.1.0. Specify the system model, dataset and source when citing results. See [citation format](/en/resources/citation). ## Sources Sources and exact file revisions are recorded below each table or statement. File definitions are available in [File definitions](/en/resources/file-definitions). [Database Overview (r2)](/files/hiq-cesi/1.1.0/revisions/20261107T020200Z/hiq-cesi_Database_Overview_v1.1.0_r20261107T020200Z.xlsx) supplies the version catalog and sector coverage; process documentation supplies the documentation-coverage statistics. Product names retain their documented Chinese names where English names are pending.