Extended Data Table 2 Input parameters for all emissions sources and associated uncertainties

From: Reducing uncertainties in greenhouse gas emissions from chemical production

Input parameters

Data Type

Source

Uncertainty

EFf, EFe (FS, IE, DE)

Emission factors (kg CO2e/kg)

ecoinvent & IPCC18,45

10%

Qf, Qe (FS, IE, DE)

Quantity of input (kg/kg product)

IHS49

5%

m, minput (FS, IE, DE, DP)

Masses of output product and input gas for DP (kg)

IHS49

5%

MGHG, Mproduct (DP)

Molecular masses (kg/mol)

Lide et al.55

0%

C (DP)

Process reaction equations (kg GHG/kg)

Levi and Cullen36

1%

Xi - energy (Allocation)

Energy intensities (kJ/kg)

Levi and Cullen36

1%

Xi - economic (Allocation)

Cost values($/kg)

IHS49

10%

  1. The sources in which each parameter are involved are in brackets in the left column: FS – Feedstock, IE – Indirect energy use, DE – Direct energy use, DP – Direct process.