Emission Factor

Fatty acid methyl ester (treatment of used vegetable cooking oil purified esterification)

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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 (treatment of used vegetable cooking oil purified esterification)
SectorWaste
CategoryWaste Management
Sourceecoinvent
Region
Unit Type
Year
2012
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
waste_management-type_fatty_acid_methyl_ester_treatment_of_used_vegetable_cooking_oil_purified_esterification
UUID
ae53b602-bb58-498f-a56c-4a82f4b040a7
Code Snippet
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