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Heavy fuel oil (heavy fuel oil 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 heavy fuel oil' is a fossil fuel with a calorific value of 41.2 MJ/kg. It is used as a tar-like fuel and is sourced from petroleum refineries. Its main application is in the following sector: shipping. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameHeavy fuel oil (heavy fuel oil production - petroleum refinery operation)
SectorEnergy
CategoryFuel
Sourceecoinvent
Region
Europe without Switzerland (EU_EXP_CH)
Unit Type
Weight
Year
2014
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
fuel-type_heavy_fuel_oil_heavy_fuel_oil_production_petroleum_refinery_operation-fuel_use_na
UUID
5f35ff46-f3bb-4350-9b17-c5220670be41
Code Snippet
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