Emission Factor

Biogas (treatment of sewage sludge by anaerobic digestion)

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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 biogas' is a non-fossil fuel with a net calorific value of 22.73 MJ/m3. It is used as a gaseous fuel and is sourced from anaerobic digestion of manure. Its main applications are in the following sectors: industrial and district power source. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameBiogas (treatment of sewage sludge by anaerobic digestion)
SectorWaste
CategoryWaste Management
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.10
Region
Unit Type
Year
2018
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/m3
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 20Version log
  • Replaced by: 2839f021-229b-4e99-956d-448b31cdd7ee

API Reference

Activity ID
waste_management-type_biogas_treatment_of_sewage_sludge_by_anaerobic_digestion
UUID
6ac491e3-7391-4091-a2c4-78e183b4edd0
Code Snippet
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