Emission Factor

Steam - in chemical industry (polyethylene production - low density - granulate)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is polyethylene production, low density, granulate. The reference product is steam, in chemical industry. Steam, in chemical industry is a gaseous fuel used for heating in the chemical industry (energy content of 2.75 MJ/kg). 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/21532/documentation.

PropertyValue
NameSteam - in chemical industry (polyethylene production - low density - granulate)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryChemical Products
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.11
Region
Unit Type
Year
2011
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_steam_in_chemical_industry_polyethylene_production_low_density_granulate
UUID
9c8c819c-f89a-4a11-bffc-77cea094ba83
Code Snippet
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