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40 CFR Part 98, Table NN-1

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FuelDefault higher heating value 1Default CO2emissionfactor(kg CO2/MMBtu)
Natural Gas1.026 MMBtu/Mscf53.06
Propane3.84 MMBtu/bbl62.87
Normal butane4.34 MMBtu/bbl64.77
Ethane2.85 MMBtu/bbl59.6
Isobutane4.16 MMBtu/bbl64.94
Pentanes plus4.62 MMBtu/bbl70.02

1 Conditions for higher heating values presented in MMBtu/bbl are 60 °F and saturation pressure.

[78 FR 71977, Nov. 29, 2013]