Emission Factor

Methanol - from biomass (methanol production - biomass gasification)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is methanol production, biomass gasification. The reference product is methanol, from biomass. Methanol, from biomass is an organic substance with a CAS no. : 000067-56-1. It is called methanol under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: CH4O. It is liquid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure and has a pungent odour. 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: washing & cleaning products, anti-freeze products and fuels. On industrial sites, the substance is used for the manufacture of products in the following sectors: laboratory chemicals, water treatment chemicals, fuels and washing & cleaning products. 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 ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/1506/documentation.

PropertyValue
NameMethanol - from biomass (methanol production - biomass gasification)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryChemical Products
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.11
Region
Unit Type
Year
1995
Year Released
2024
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
chemicals-type_methanol_from_biomass_methanol_production_biomass_gasification
UUID
58f4e862-917d-49dd-9b43-2edeee844f51
Code Snippet
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