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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-601/annex-VI/division-2",
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  "legislation": "eur/2012/601",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 601/2012 of 21 June 2012 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-601",
  "path": "annex/VI/division/2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Emission factors related to process emissions",
  "text": "Table 2:\nStoichiometric emission factor for process emissions from carbonate decomposition (Method A)\nCarbonate\nEmission factor [t CO2/t Carbonate]\nCaCO3\n0,44\nMgCO3\n0,522\nNa2CO3\n0,415\nBaCO3\n0,223\nLi2CO3\n0,596\nK2CO3\n0,318\nSrCO3\n0,298\nNaHCO3\n0,524\nFeCO3\n0,38\nGeneral\nEmission factor = [M(CO2)]/{Y * [M(x)] + Z *[M(CO3 2-)]}\nX metal\nM(x) molecular weight of X in [g/mol]\nM(CO2) molecular weight of CO2 in [g/mol]\nM(CO3 2-) molecular weight of CO3 2- in [g/mol]\nY stoichiometric number of X\nZ stoichiometric number of CO3 2-\nTable 3:\nStoichiometric emission factor for process emissions from carbonate decomposition based on alkali earth oxides (Method B)\nOxide\nEmission factor [t CO2/t Oxide]\nCaO\n0,785\nMgO\n1,092\nBaO\n0,287\ngeneral: XYOZ\nEmission factor = [M(CO2)]/{Y * [M(x)] + Z * [M(O)]}\nX alkali earth or alkali metal\nM(x) molecular weight of X in [g/mol]\nM(CO2) molecular weight of CO2 [g/mol]\nM(O) molecular weight of O [g/mol]\nY stoichiometric number of X\n= 1 (for alkali earth metals)\n= 2 (for alkali metals)\nZ stoichiometric number of O = 1\nTable 4:\nStoichiometric emission factors for process emissions from other process materials (production of iron and steel, and processing of ferrous metals)\nIPCC 2006 Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories.\nInput or output material\nCarbon content(t C/t)\nEmission factor(t CO2/t)\nDirect reduced iron (DRI)\n0,0191\n0,07\nEAF carbon electrodes\n0,8188\n3,0\nEAF charge carbon\n0,8297\n3,04\nHot briquetted iron\n0,0191\n0,07\nOxygen steel furnace gas\n0,3493\n1,28\nPetroleum coke\n0,8706\n3,19\nPurchased pig iron\n0,0409\n0,15\nScrap iron\n0,0409\n0,15\nSteel\n0,0109\n0,04\nTable 5:\nStoichiometric emission factors for process emissions from other process materials (Bulk organic chemicals)\nIPCC 2006 Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories.\nSubstance\nCarbon content(t C/t)\nEmission factor(t CO2/t)\nAcetonitril\n0,5852\n2,144\nAcrylonitrile\n0,6664\n2,442\nButadiene\n0,888\n3,254\nCarbon black\n0,97\n3,554\nEthylene\n0,856\n3,136\nEthylene dichloride\n0,245\n0,898\nEthylene glycol\n0,387\n1,418\nEthylene oxide\n0,545\n1,997\nHydrogen cyanide\n0,4444\n1,628\nMethanol\n0,375\n1,374\nMethane\n0,749\n2,744\nPropane\n0,817\n2,993\nPropylene\n0,8563\n3,137\nVinyl chloride monomer\n0,384\n1,407",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "IPCC 2006 Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories."
    },
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "IPCC 2006 Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/601/annex/VI/division/2",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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