Emission Factor
Petroleum (market for petroleum)
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Emission factor summary
Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.8. Petroleum' is a fossil fuel with a calorific value of 43.2 MJ/kg. It is used as a liquid fuel and is sourced from fractional distillation of crude oil. Its main applications are in the following sectors: heating and lighting, cooking, automotive fuel and industrial power source. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. The reference product amount is 1.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Petroleum (market for petroleum) |
| Sector | Energy |
| Category | Fuel |
| Source | ecoinvent |
| Source Dataset | Cut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.8 |
| Region | |
Unit Type | |
| Year | 2011 |
| Year Released | 2021 |
| Emission Factor |
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| Scopes | 3.3 |
LCA Activity | cradle_to_consumer |
Supported CO2e Calculation Method | AR4, AR5 |
| Data Versioning |
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API Reference
Activity ID
fuel-type_petroleum_market_for_petroleum-fuel_use_na
UUID
15abf72d-cdf0-47d6-8f98-941a3eb3a9eb
Code Snippet
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