Hydraulic fracturing fluid (market for)
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Emission factor summary
The activity generating the emissions is market for hydraulic fracturing fluid. The Reference Product is hydraulic fracturing fluid. "hydraulic fracturing fluid" is a chemical product. It is modelled with water content of 98% - 99.5% and chemical additives 0.5-2%. The process includes water consumption, chemical additives inputs and emissions to air and water. It is used to perform a a hydraulic fracturing by injecting only pure water at high pressure into the rock, as often done for Enhanced Geothermal Systems. 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/7014/documentation
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Hydraulic fracturing fluid (market for) |
| Sector | Materials and Manufacturing |
| Category | Chemical Products |
| Source | ecoinvent |
| Source Dataset | Cut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12 |
| Region | |
Unit Type | |
| Year | 2012 |
| Year Released | 2025 |
| Emission Factor |
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| Scopes | 3.1 |
LCA Activity | cradle_to_consumer |
Supported CO2e Calculation Method | AR5, AR6 |
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