Emission Factor

Ethylene - pipeline system (ethylene production - pipeline system)

Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.8. The product "ethylene, pipeline system" represents the pipeline system for transporting ethylene, a product out of steam cracking of naphtha. The pipelines are made of plastic, and data are derived from the Eco-profiles of the European plastics industry (PlasticsEurope). European production sites are situated along the pipeline. The functional unit refers to 1 kg of pipeline. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameEthylene - pipeline system (ethylene production - pipeline system)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryPlastics and Rubber Products
Sourceecoinvent
Region
Unit Type
Year
1999
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5

API Reference

Activity ID
plastics_rubber-type_ethylene_pipeline_system_ethylene_production_pipeline_system
UUID
bd4f81f0-5568-4b3b-a896-88eedce82b9e_c7c790e7-474f-495a-911e-bb905050682d
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