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Pitch (petroleum refinery operation)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is petroleum refinery operation. The Reference Product is pitch. Pitch is an organic viscoelastic polymer which can be fossil or non-fossil, derived from petroleum, coal tar or plants. It is mainly used in the construction industry. It is liquid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure. It is modelled as a mix of hydrocarbons. 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/982/documentation

PropertyValue
NamePitch (petroleum refinery operation)
SectorEnergy
CategoryFuel
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Switzerland (CH)
Unit Type
Weight
Year
1980
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_pitch_petroleum_refinery_operation-fuel_use_na
UUID
6442bc3a-3aac-4e72-b30f-684e9b51b3f1
Code Snippet
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