Emission Factor

Fatty acid methyl ester (esterification of soybean oil)

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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 "fatty acid methyl ester" (FAME) is an organic substance. It is produced from transesterification of vegetable oils. In the database it is produced from the esterification of palm oil soybean oil and rape oil (or other sources of oils users are prompted to inspect the respective regional supply chains of this product). It can be used in the following applications: as detergent and as biodiesel. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameFatty acid methyl ester (esterification of soybean oil)
SectorEnergy
CategoryFuel
Sourceecoinvent
Region
Unit Type
Year
1996
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
fuel-type_fatty_acid_methyl_ester_esterification_of_soybean_oil-fuel_use_na
UUID
6800eb52-7741-4c76-a37d-69b22eb84a2b
Code Snippet
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