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Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.8. Heavy fuel oil' is a fossil fuel with a calorific value of 41.2 MJ/kg. It is used as a tar-like fuel and is sourced from petroleum refineries. Its main application is in the following sector: shipping. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Heavy fuel oil (heavy fuel oil - import from RoW) |
| Sector | Energy |
| Category | Fuel |
| Source | ecoinvent |
| Source Dataset | Cut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.8 |
| Region | |
Unit Type | |
| Year | 2014 |
| Year Released | 2021 |
| Emission Factor | |
LCA Activity | Refer to source |
Supported CO2e Calculation Method | AR4, AR5 |
| Data Versioning |
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Activity ID
fuel-type_heavy_fuel_oil_heavy_fuel_oil_import_from_row-fuel_use_na
UUID
1c2e8714-1f91-4aa5-be47-70782dfd88ef_2966d161-5281-47d6-86d3-efbb0a4b2110
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