Emission Factor

White spirit (white spirit production - petroleum refinery operation)

Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product white spirit' is an organic mixture of aliphatic open-chain or alicyclic C7 to C12 hydrocarbons. It is liquid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure. It is modelled as a pure substance. On a consumer level is used in the following products: extraction solvent as a cleaning solvent as a degreasing solvent and as a solvent in aerosols paints fuel wood preservatives lacquers varnishes and asphalt products. It is sourced from from naphtha or as a by product in petroleum refineries. If used as a (fossil) fuel its combustion value is 45 MJ/kg. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameWhite spirit (white spirit production - petroleum refinery operation)
SectorEnergy
CategoryFuel
Sourceecoinvent
Region
Unit Type
Year
2014
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
fuel-type_white_spirit_white_spirit_production_petroleum_refinery_operation-fuel_use_na
UUID
c7a09318-470b-4790-9558-f40de6083461
Code Snippet
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