Paraffin (paraffin production)

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product paraffin' is an organic mixture of hydrocarbons (C20-C40) derived from petroleum coal and oil shale. It is solid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure. It is modelled as a pure substance. On a consumer level is used in the following products: lubricants and greases adhesives and sealants and polishes and waxes. On industrial sites the substance is used for the manufacture of products in the following sectors: adhesives and sealants coating products inks and toners laboratory chemicals chemicals rubbers and polymers. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.