Emission Factor

Petrol - 4% ETBE additive by volume - with ethanol from biomass (petrol production)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is petrol production, 4% ETBE additive by volume, with ethanol from biomass. The Reference Product is petrol, 4% ETBE additive by volume, with ethanol from biomass. Petrol, 4% ETBE additive by volume, with ethanol from biomass is a fossil fuel with a calorific value of 42.24 MJ/kg. It is used as a liquid fuel and is sourced from petroleum refineries. Its main applications are in the following sectors: automotive, railroad, aviation, agricultural and military vehicle fuel. This exchange reprents a mix of 96 volume-% petroleum and 4 volume-% ethyl tert butyl ether (ETBE). ETBE is sourced from bioethanol. 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/1225/documentation

PropertyValue
NamePetrol - 4% ETBE additive by volume - with ethanol from biomass (petrol production)
SectorEnergy
CategoryFuel
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
2004
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.3
LCA Activity
source_specific
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
fuel-type_petrol_4_percent_etbe_additive_by_volume_with_ethanol_from_biomass_petrol_production_4_percent_etbe_additive_by_volume_with_ethanol_from_biomass-fuel_use_na
UUID
4555bf07-8c79-4bc4-bab9-7d3139e47a6b
Code Snippet
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