Emission Factor

Ethanol - without water - in 99.7% solution state - from fermentation - vehicle grade (market for)

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The activity generating the emissions is market for ethanol, without water, in 99.7% solution state, from fermentation, vehicle grade. The Reference Product is ethanol, without water, in 99.7% solution state, from fermentation, vehicle grade. Ethanol, without water, in 99.7% solution state, from fermentation, vehicle grade is an organic substance with a CAS no. : 000064-17-5. It is called ethan-1-ol under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: C2H6O. It is liquid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure. This dataset represents a pure substance (100% active substance). Industrially, this product is mostly used in 99.7% solution state. Modelling this substance in a solution requires the user to add the solvent of their choice in their models. It is used as a fuel and has a calorific value of 31.58 MJ/kg. It is a non fossil fuel, sourced from fermentation of sugar cane, sugar beet (molasses), maize, grass, rye, potatoes, wood, whey and sweet sorghum. The Reference Product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/1923/documentation

PropertyValue
NameEthanol - without water - in 99.7% solution state - from fermentation - vehicle grade (market for)
SectorEnergy
CategoryFuel
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
2011
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.3
LCA Activity
cradle_to_consumer
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

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Activity ID
fuel-type_ethanol_without_water_in_99.7_percent_solution_state_from_fermentation_vehicle_grade_market_for_ethanol_without_water_in_99.7_percent_solution_state_from_fermentation_vehicle_grade-fuel_use_na
UUID
1105b69f-c88d-4874-9f91-c4f518c432e6
Code Snippet
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