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White spirit (market for)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is market for white spirit. The Reference Product is white spirit. White spirit is an organic mixture of aliphatic, open-chain or alicyclic C7 to C12 hydrocarbons. It is liquid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure. It is modelled as a pure substance. On a consumer level, is used in the following products: extraction solvent, as a cleaning solvent, as a degreasing solvent and as a solvent in aerosols, paints, fuel, wood preservatives, lacquers, varnishes, and asphalt products. It is sourced from from naphtha or as a by product in petroleum refineries. If used as a (fossil) fuel, its combustion value is 45 MJ/kg. 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/2831/documentation

PropertyValue
NameWhite spirit (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

API Reference

Activity ID
fuel-type_white_spirit_market_for_white_spirit-fuel_use_na
UUID
38da8b4e-a1ac-4e78-bad5-452640a1e5ff
Code Snippet
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