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Biogas (anaerobic digestion of manure)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is anaerobic digestion of manure. The Reference Product is biogas. Biogas is a non-fossil fuel with a net calorific value of 22.73 MJ/m3. It is used as a gaseous fuel and is sourced from anaerobic digestion of manure. Its main applications are in the following sectors: industrial and district power source. 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/15352/documentation

PropertyValue
NameBiogas (anaerobic digestion of manure)
SectorEnergy
CategoryFuel
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Switzerland (CH)
Unit Type
Volume
Year
2018
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/m3
Scopes3.3
LCA Activity
source_specific
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
fuel-type_biogas_anaerobic_digestion_of_manure-fuel_use_na
UUID
f01d3363-638e-4345-91f7-e30bff4e989a
Code Snippet
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