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Emission Factor

Light fuel oil (market for)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is market for light fuel oil. The Reference Product is light fuel oil. Light fuel oil is a fossil fuel with a calorific value of 42.6 MJ/kg. It is used as a liquid fuel and is sourced from petroleum refineries or waste polyethylene. Its main applications are in the following sectors: domestic heating and motor fuel. The Reference Product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/21052/documentation

PropertyValue
NameLight fuel oil (market for)
SectorEnergy
CategoryFuel
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
India (IN)
Unit Type
Weight
Year
2014
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.3
LCA Activity
cradle_to_consumer
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
fuel-type_light_fuel_oil_market_for_light_fuel_oil-fuel_use_na
UUID
7263944e-1ff8-4e97-b01f-a471fc627393
Code Snippet
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