Emission Factor
Hard coal (mine operation and preparation)
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Emission factor summary
The activity generating the emissions is hard coal mine operation and hard coal preparation. The Reference Product is hard coal. Hard coal is a fossil fuel with a calorific value of 27.91 MJ/kg. It is used as a solid fuel and is sourced from coal mines after crushing, screening and washing the coal. Its main applications are in the following sectors: domestic fuel (mainly for hand-fired stoves), as filter media and as an ingredient in charcoal briquettes. The Reference Product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/3993/documentation
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Hard coal (mine operation and preparation) |
| Sector | Materials and Manufacturing |
| Category | Mining |
| Source | ecoinvent |
| Source Dataset | Cut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12 |
| Region | |
Unit Type | |
| Year | 1990 |
| Year Released | 2025 |
| Emission Factor |
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| Scopes | 3.1 |
LCA Activity | source_specific |
Supported CO2e Calculation Method | AR5, AR6 |
| Data Versioning |
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API Reference
Activity ID
mining-type_hard_coal_hard_coal_mine_operation_and_hard_coal_preparation
UUID
3ed06308-3947-4ed6-af09-591903cfdea0
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