Emission Factor

Hard coal (market for hard coal)

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Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.8. 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 cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameHard coal (market for hard coal)
SectorEnergy
CategoryFuel
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.8
Region
Unit Type
Year
2014
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 11Version log
  • Replaced by: f2800ca1-f3e5-46fb-9031-e835b7ba30b9

API Reference

Activity ID
fuel-type_hard_coal_market_for_hard_coal-fuel_use_na
UUID
42c2e048-4d52-4f2a-81f2-860072658009_0d3eda5a-4601-4573-9549-0701c459ab88
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