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Diesel - low-sulfur (synthetic fuel production - from coal - high temperature Fischer-Tropsch operations)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is synthetic fuel production, from coal, high temperature Fischer-Tropsch operations. The Reference Product is diesel, low-sulfur. Diesel, low-sulfur is a fossil fuel with a calorific value of 42.8 MJ/kg. It is used as a liquid fuel and is sourced from fractional distillation of crude oil. Its main applications are in the following sectors: automotive, railroad, aviation, agricultural and military vehicle 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/19828/documentation

PropertyValue
NameDiesel - low-sulfur (synthetic fuel production - from coal - high temperature Fischer-Tropsch operations)
SectorEnergy
CategoryFuel
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
South Africa (ZA)
Unit Type
Weight
Year
2016
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_diesel_low_sulfur_synthetic_fuel_production_from_coal_high_temperature_fisher_tropsch_operations-fuel_use_na
UUID
ff2a59d4-8f98-4492-a4c4-581a4f811751
Code Snippet
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