Emission Factor

Refinery gas (production - petroleum refinery operation)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is refinery gas production, petroleum refinery operation. The Reference Product is refinery gas. Refinery gas is a fossil fuel with a calorific value of 50.3 MJ/kg. It is used as a gaseous fuel and is sourced from petroleum refineries. Its main applications are in the following sectors: industrial power source. The Reference Product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/20474/documentation

PropertyValue
NameRefinery gas (production - petroleum refinery operation)
SectorEnergy
CategoryFuel
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
2014
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.3
LCA Activity
source_specific
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
fuel-type_refinery_gas_refinery_gas_production_petroleum_refinery_operation-fuel_use_na
UUID
02df1b89-7673-4ac9-a55e-58ab90c18136
Code Snippet
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