Emission Factor

Butene - mixed (butadiene purification - extractive distillation of C4 hydrocarbon mixture)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is butadiene purification, extractive distillation of C4 hydrocarbon mixture. 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/275606/documentation

PropertyValue
NameButene - mixed (butadiene purification - extractive distillation of C4 hydrocarbon mixture)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryChemical Products
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
2019
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_butene_mixed_butadiene_purification_extractive_distillation_of_c4_hydrocarbon_mixture
UUID
dc3aa019-49ce-47a9-b887-b7dcb6c58a4b
Code Snippet
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