Emission Factor

Perfluoropentane (production)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is perfluoropentane production. The Reference Product is perfluoropentane. Perfluoropentane is an organic substance with a CAS no. : 000678-26-2. It is called 1,1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,5-dodecafluoropentane under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: C5F12. It is liquid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure. It is modelled as a pure substance. Modelling this substance in a solution requires the user to add the solvent of their choice in their models. On a consumer level, is used in the following products: propellant and contrast agents. There is no publicly available information about the consumption of this substance on industrial sites. 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/4054/documentation

PropertyValue
NamePerfluoropentane (production)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryChemical Products
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
2008
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.1
LCA Activity
source_specific
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
chemicals-type_perfluoropentane_perfluoropentane_production
UUID
b679621b-313a-4de5-9a9a-066513323811
Code Snippet
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