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Lubricating oil (production)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is lubricating oil production. The Reference Product is lubricating oil. Lubricating oil represents a generic kind of lubricants, with mineral oil components to be the most important ingredient. It can be used in the following applications: to reduce friction and wear in moving parts usually in internal combustion engines, vehicle and industrial gearboxes, compressors, turbines, or hydraulic systems etc. 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/9264/documentation

PropertyValue
NameLubricating oil (production)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryChemical Products
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
2000
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.1
LCA Activity
source_specific
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
chemicals-type_lubricating_oil_lubricating_oil_production
UUID
070939f8-bc99-4bdc-a198-8414300111a2
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