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Petrol - unleaded (petrol production - petroleum refinery operation)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is petrol production, unleaded, petroleum refinery operation. The Reference Product is petrol, unleaded. Petrol, unleaded is a fossil fuel with a calorific value of 43.2 MJ/kg. It is used as a liquid fuel and is sourced from petroleum refineries. 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/22055/documentation

PropertyValue
NamePetrol - unleaded (petrol production - petroleum refinery operation)
SectorEnergy
CategoryFuel
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Europe without Switzerland (Ecoinvent) (ECOINVENT_EUROPE_EXP_CH)
Unit Type
Weight
Year
2014
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_unleaded_petrol_production_unleaded_petroleum_refinery_operation-fuel_use_na
UUID
efa1cb23-86f0-4aad-b498-7a0e127b5d3e
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