Butadiene (purification - extractive distillation of C4 hydrocarbon mixture)

The activity generating the emissions is butadiene purification, extractive distillation of C4 hydrocarbon mixture. The Reference Product is butadiene. Butadiene, is a plastic product of fossil origin. It is a precursor substance meant to be used for the further production of plastics. It is gas under normal conditions of temperature and pressure, colourless with a mild gasoline-like odour. It is modelled as a pure substance. Modelling this substance in a solution requires the user to add the solvent of their choice in their models. The product is used in the following applications and sectors: adhesives and sealants, anti-freeze products, coating products, fillers, putties, plasters, modelling clay, finger paints, non-metal-surface treatment products, inks and toners, leather treatment products, lubricants and greases, polishes and waxes, polymers and textile treatment products and dyes. 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/276192/documentation