Natural gas liquids (market for)

The activity generating the emissions is market for natural gas liquids. The Reference Product is natural gas liquids. Natural gas liquids is a fossil fuel with a calorific value of 47.06 MJ/kg (typically ranging from 45-51 MJ/kg subject to its composition). It is sourced from unprocessed natural gas and undergoes fractionation to yield Ethane, Propane, Butane, Isobutane and Pentane, which are used as a liquid fuel or feedstock in petrochemical industry. Its main applications are usage as a domestic fuel for cooking and heating, industrial fuel and plastics raw material. The assumed composition for natural gas liquids is Ethane 38%, Propane 33%, Butane and Isobutane 18% and Pentane 11%. 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/276083/documentation