Emission Factor

Methyl formate (production)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is methyl formate production. The Reference Product is methyl formate. Methyl formate is an organic substance with a CAS no. : 000107-31-3. It is called methyl formate under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: C2H4O2. It is liquid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure It is modelled as a pure substance. Modelling this substance in a solution requires the user to add the solvent of their choice in their models. There is no publicly available information about the consumption of this substance on a consumer level. On industrial sites, the substance is used for the manufacture of products in the following sectors: laboratory chemicals. This substance is used for the synthesis of other substances (use as intermediate). 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/7174/documentation

PropertyValue
NameMethyl formate (production)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryChemical Products
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
2003
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.1
LCA Activity
source_specific
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
chemicals-type_methyl_formate_methyl_formate_production
UUID
44a6f846-9939-44eb-a6ab-8a4164e77eb4
Code Snippet
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