Emission Factor

Diesel (diesel production - petroleum refinery operation)

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Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product diesel' 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 cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameDiesel (diesel production - petroleum refinery operation)
SectorEnergy
CategoryFuel
Sourceecoinvent
Region
Unit Type
Year
2014
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 20Version log
  • Replaced by: 2aa98127-12e7-4eb3-b641-fa4862ecc65a

API Reference

Activity ID
fuel-type_diesel_diesel_production_petroleum_refinery_operation-fuel_use_na
UUID
55bb42cc-a8d5-4c46-8448-00f55032c2ae
Code Snippet
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