Emission Factor

Ethylene (light olefins production - from methanol-to-olefins conversion - -to-propylene ratio of 0.67)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is light olefins production, from methanol-to-olefins conversion, ethylene-to-propylene ratio of 0.67. The Reference Product is ethylene. Ethylene is an organic substance with a CAS no. : 000074-85-1. It is called ethene under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: C2H4. It is gas under normal conditions of temperature and pressure and appears as a colourless gas with a sweet 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. On a consumer level, is used in the following products: fuels. On industrial sites, the substance is used for the manufacture of products in the following sectors: polymers and plastics, fuels and laboratory chemicals. 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/30493/documentation

PropertyValue
NameEthylene (light olefins production - from methanol-to-olefins conversion - -to-propylene ratio of 0.67)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryChemical Products
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
2021
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_ethylene_light_olefins_production_from_methanol_to_olefins_conversion_ethylene_to_propylene_ratio_of_0.67
UUID
f104d775-1865-400c-a004-c4e430b72b40
Code Snippet
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