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Petrol - low-sulfur (petrol production)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is petrol production, low-sulfur. The Reference Product is petrol, low-sulfur. Petrol, low-sulfur is a fossil fuel with a calorific value of 42.5 MJ/kg. It is used as a liquid fuel and is sourced from petroleum refineries. An additional energy use of 6% has been estimated to convert petroleum, unleaded to low-sulfur. Its main applications are in the following sectors: domestic and industrial power source, automative fuel. 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/8532/documentation

PropertyValue
NamePetrol - low-sulfur (petrol production)
SectorEnergy
CategoryFuel
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Europe without Switzerland (Ecoinvent) (ECOINVENT_EUROPE_EXP_CH)
Unit Type
Weight
Year
2005
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_petrol_low_sulfur_petrol_production_low_sulfur-fuel_use_na
UUID
d2ceb610-c8cb-47b8-a75c-a243a8d9367b
Code Snippet
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