Table A12. Methane Emissions Factors for Industrial Processes
(Grams of Methane Emitted per Kilogram of Product Produced)
Industrial Product | Methane Emissions Factor | |
Coke | 0.5 | |
Sinter | 0.5 | |
Pig Iron | 0.9 | |
Carbon Black | 11.0 | |
Ethylene | 1.0 | |
Dichloroethylene | 0.4 | |
Styrene | 4.0 | |
Methanol | 2.0 | |
Source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Greenhouse Gas Inventory Reference Manual: Revised 1996 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, Vol. 3 (Paris, France, 1997), p. 2.6, web site www.iea.org/ipcc/invs6.htm. |