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Fatty acid methyl ester (esterification of rape oil)

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Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product "fatty acid methyl ester" (FAME) is an organic substance. It is produced from transesterification of vegetable oils. In the database it is produced from the esterification of palm oil soybean oil and rape oil (or other sources of oils users are prompted to inspect the respective regional supply chains of this product). It can be used in the following applications: as detergent and as biodiesel. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameFatty acid methyl ester (esterification of rape oil)
SectorEnergy
CategoryFuel
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.10
Region
Europe without Switzerland (EU_EXP_CH)
Unit Type
Weight
Year
1996
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 20Version log
  • Replaced by: 9fcba813-723f-48ce-b7f2-bc32e9ae13b3

API Reference

Activity ID
fuel-type_fatty_acid_methyl_ester_esterification_of_rape_oil-fuel_use_na
UUID
e2c5204a-9e6b-4944-93b2-3dd6b87058a0
Code Snippet
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