Emission Factor

Heptane (market for heptane)

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Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product heptane is an organic substance with a CAS no. : 000142-82-5. It is called 'heptane' under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: C7H16. 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. On a consumer level is used in the following products: fuels polishes and waxes and washing & cleaning products. On industrial sites the substance is used for the manufacture of products in the following sectors: coating products pH regulators and water treatment products laboratory chemicals polymers oil and gas exploration chemicals machinery and vehicles. If used as a fuel it has a calorific value of 44.77 MJ/kg and is a fossil fuel sourced from molecular sieve separation of naphtha. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameHeptane (market for heptane)
SectorEnergy
CategoryFuel
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.10
Region
Unit Type
Year
2011
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 20Version log
  • Replaced by: a7397d29-d185-460e-af30-67e51ab77c75

API Reference

Activity ID
fuel-type_heptane_market_for_heptane-fuel_use_na
UUID
553c51ba-37f7-46a3-9596-8c59a50cf38a
Code Snippet
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