Cradle to Gate
Identity ID
a8d71c35-4713-4e44-b682-9a04dc9f2735
Materials
Associated ID
3674ebff-7238-4285-8258-98fd9063ad04
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Description
As an important fossil fuel, petrol has a wide range of applications in transportation, industry, electricity generation, and some other specific fields. In the transportation sector, petrol serves as the primary fuel for automobiles and other vehicles; in the industrial sector, it is used as a solvent and raw material in pharmaceutical production. The production activities of this product are represented by a weighted average of the following processes: "cracking, waste plastic (PE) recycling, recycling", "petrol, MEG", "petrol, crude oil refining", and "natural gas, coal-based synthetic". If the specific production process of petrol cannot be clearly identified, this dataset can be used. For detailed technical information, system boundaries, and related descriptions, refer to various production datasets for petrol. Infrastructure such as production equipment manufacturing and facility construction is not included within the system boundary of this dataset.
Activity Description
The production activities of this product are a weighted average of "gasoline, MEG", "gasoline, crude oil refining" and "natural gas, coal-to-synthetic".
Process Description
Gasoline mainly consists of carbon and hydrogen, along with various types of alkanes, cycloalkanes, and aromatics. Its molecular structure contains numerous carbon-carbon single bonds and carbon-hydrogen single bonds, which give gasoline a high octane rating and good anti-knock properties. As an important fossil fuel, gasoline is widely used in transportation, industry, power generation, and other specialized fields. In transportation, gasoline serves as the primary fuel for automobiles and other vehicles; in industry, it is used as a solvent and as a raw material in pharmaceutical production.
Time period
2020
2026
Geography
China
Macroeconomic value
Business-as-Usual
Data validation
Yes
Technology
Current Technology