Emission Factor

Butene - mixed (propylene production - from propane dehydrogenation)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is propylene production, from propane dehydrogenation. The Reference Product is butene, mixed. Butene, mixed is a fossil fuel with a calorific value of 45.3 MJ/kg. It is gaseous at standard conditions, but often liquefied for its use as a fuel, and is sourced from steam cracking of naphtha followed by fractional distillation or ethylene dimerisation. Its main applications are in the following sectors: gasoline additive and polymer production. 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/27747/documentation

PropertyValue
NameButene - mixed (propylene production - from propane dehydrogenation)
SectorEnergy
CategoryFuel
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
2022
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_butene_mixed_propylene_production_from_propane_dehydrogenation-fuel_use_na
UUID
a1d7c40e-2ffc-47cb-a9ec-e06b7ae37e7e
Code Snippet
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