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. 2023 Nov 17;9(11):e22404. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22404

Table 3.

Conversion factors to measure carbon footprint.

Type of fuel Amount (MJ) Emissions per unit fuel consumption
GWP Conversion Factor
GWP
CO2 (kg/MJ) CH4 (kg/MJ) N2O (kg/MJ) CO2 CH4 N2O CO2 (kg CO2e) CH4 (kg CO2e) N2O (kg CO2e)
Gas 1 0.0561 0.000001 0.0000001 1 82.5 273 0.0561 0.0000825 0.0000273
Heavy Fuel Oil 1 0.0774 0.000003 0.0000006 1 82.5 273 0.0774 0.0002475 0.0001638
Diesel 1 0.0741 0.000003 0.0000006 1 82.5 273 0.0741 0.0002475 0.0001638
Coal 1 0.0946 0.000001 0.0000015 1 82.5 273 0.0946 0.0000825 0.0004095
Furnace Oil 1 0.0774 0.000003 0.0000006 1 82.5 273 0.0774 0.0002475 0.0001638
Wood 1 0.112 0.00003 0.000004 1 82.5 273 0.112 0.002475 0.001092
Biomass 1 0.1 0.000003 0.000004 1 82.5 273 0.1 0.0002475 0.001092