# 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gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed), Division 2: Emission factors related to process emissions

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Table 2:
Stoichiometric emission factor for process emissions from carbonate decomposition (Method A)
Carbonate
Emission factor [t CO2/t Carbonate]
CaCO3
0,44
MgCO3
0,522
Na2CO3
0,415
BaCO3
0,223
Li2CO3
0,596
K2CO3
0,318
SrCO3
0,298
NaHCO3
0,524
FeCO3
0,38
General
Emission factor = [M(CO2)]/{Y * [M(x)] + Z *[M(CO3 2-)]}
X metal
M(x) molecular weight of X in [g/mol]
M(CO2) molecular weight of CO2 in [g/mol]
M(CO3 2-) molecular weight of CO3 2- in [g/mol]
Y stoichiometric number of X
Z stoichiometric number of CO3 2-
Table 3:
Stoichiometric emission factor for process emissions from carbonate decomposition based on alkali earth oxides (Method B)
Oxide
Emission factor [t CO2/t Oxide]
CaO
0,785
MgO
1,092
BaO
0,287
general: XYOZ
Emission factor = [M(CO2)]/{Y * [M(x)] + Z * [M(O)]}
X alkali earth or alkali metal
M(x) molecular weight of X in [g/mol]
M(CO2) molecular weight of CO2 [g/mol]
M(O) molecular weight of O [g/mol]
Y stoichiometric number of X
= 1 (for alkali earth metals)
= 2 (for alkali metals)
Z stoichiometric number of O = 1
Table 4:
Stoichiometric emission factors for process emissions from other process materials (production of iron and steel, and processing of ferrous metals)
IPCC 2006 Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories.
Input or output material
Carbon content(t C/t)
Emission factor(t CO2/t)
Direct reduced iron (DRI)
0,0191
0,07
EAF carbon electrodes
0,8188
3,0
EAF charge carbon
0,8297
3,04
Hot briquetted iron
0,0191
0,07
Oxygen steel furnace gas
0,3493
1,28
Petroleum coke
0,8706
3,19
Purchased pig iron
0,0409
0,15
Scrap iron
0,0409
0,15
Steel
0,0109
0,04
Table 5:
Stoichiometric emission factors for process emissions from other process materials (Bulk organic chemicals)
IPCC 2006 Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories.
Substance
Carbon content(t C/t)
Emission factor(t CO2/t)
Acetonitril
0,5852
2,144
Acrylonitrile
0,6664
2,442
Butadiene
0,888
3,254
Carbon black
0,97
3,554
Ethylene
0,856
3,136
Ethylene dichloride
0,245
0,898
Ethylene glycol
0,387
1,418
Ethylene oxide
0,545
1,997
Hydrogen cyanide
0,4444
1,628
Methanol
0,375
1,374
Methane
0,749
2,744
Propane
0,817
2,993
Propylene
0,8563
3,137
Vinyl chloride monomer
0,384
1,407

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/601/annex/VI/division/2 (the official version)
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