Carbon black production

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The category at business/processes/production/petrochemical/generic/carbonblack provides a methodology for calculating greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production of carbon black. The methodology is based on default emissions factors based on the quantity of carbon black produced. This methodology represents the Tier 1 approach described by the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (NGGIP).

How to use this category

Selecting an emissions scenario

To use this category, specify the process type and feedstock type using the process and feedstock drill choices. The process drill choice represents, variously, emissions associated with primary or secondary feedstock consumption, or a combination of both of these. Next, specify whether methane flaring is practised using the methaneFlared drill choice. In the absence of specific data regarding process type and flaring practices, the default approach assumes the furnace black process and that flaring of methane is practised.

Specifying activity data

Next, specify the quantity of carbon black produced using the mass profile item value.

Results and calculation

The quantities returned represent the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the quantity specified. The following quantities are returned:

CO2: absolute quantity of CO₂ emissions for the quantity specified
CH4: absolute quantity of CH₄ emissions for the quantity specified
CO2e: CO₂e emissions (absolute emissions converted using the appropriate global warming potential)

	UID	Label
	5N9FT5DY5X89	acetylene black process, primary, no
	JUCAXXCSRCKT	acetylene black process, primary, yes
	IOWHNCDE0Q3E	acetylene black process, secondary, no
	E40WXQ7PX3VJ	acetylene black process, secondary, yes
	W3PJARW2I6XM	acetylene black process, total, no
	DGA6VYNCNRGF	acetylene black process, total, yes
	YU6S6NP6X0Z0	furnace black process, primary, no
	EJPYUJTBSIM8	furnace black process, primary, yes
	W5WY3TZHWP7M	furnace black process, secondary, no
	SIS1OR4M04ZZ	furnace black process, secondary, yes
	FN8CZB5QQ7GH	furnace black process, total, no
	4WVFSTLUCN31	furnace black process, total, yes
	4WUTR0BOVCZJ	thermal black process, primary, no
	VPAL7Q8JFGRJ	thermal black process, primary, yes
	FGI6ZMUGJM95	thermal black process, secondary, no
	WCYCMY89ECPB	thermal black process, secondary, yes
	XCQWABMALV8K	thermal black process, total, no
	CVFUOQ246MYW	thermal black process, total, yes

Name: Carbon_black_production

Full path: /business/processes/production/petrochemical/generic/carbonblack

Parent Category: Generic petrochemical production

Provenance: IPCC-NGGIP

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