Emission Factor

C4 hydrocarbon mixture (unsaturated hydrocarbons production - steam cracking operation - average)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is unsaturated hydrocarbons production, steam cracking operation, average. The Reference Product is C4 hydrocarbon mixture. The C4 hydrocarbon mixture from steam cracking is a gaseous blend of C4 hydrocarbons, with its composition varying based on cracking severity. To isolate pure butadiene from this mixture, which cannot be separated by simple distillation due to azeotrope formation with butane, liquid-liquid extraction or extractive distillation methods are employed. 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/275515/documentation

PropertyValue
NameC4 hydrocarbon mixture (unsaturated hydrocarbons production - steam cracking operation - average)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryChemical Products
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
2015
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_c4_hydrocarbon_mixture_unsaturated_hydrocarbons_production_steam_cracking_operation_average
UUID
ea4d6c59-27a3-4ccd-a66c-9f3779817efe
Code Snippet
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