2.B.10.b - Storage, Handling and Transport of Chemical Products

Category Code Method AD EF
2.B.10.b T2 NS CS
NOx NMVOC SO2 NH3 PM2.5 PM10 TSP BC CO Pb Cd Hg Diox PAH HCB
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Method(s) applied
D Default
T1 Tier 1 / Simple Methodology *
T2 Tier 2*
T3 Tier 3 / Detailed Methodology *
C CORINAIR
CS Country Specific
M Model
* as described in the EMEP/EEA Emission Inventory Guidebook - 2019, in category chapters.
(source for) Activity Data
NS National Statistics
RS Regional Statistics
IS International Statistics
PS Plant Specific
As Associations, business organisations
Q specific Questionnaires (or surveys)
M Model / Modelled
C Confidential
(source for) Emission Factors
D Default (EMEP Guidebook)
CS Country Specific
PS Plant Specific
M Model / Modelled
C Confidential


Short description

Emissions from storage consider all refinery products. According to the EMEP guidebook, fuel-related emissions are reported under 1.B.2. (see Chapter 3., 1.B.2a Oil ). Emissions from other mineral oil products that are not used as fuel (like naphtha, methanol etc.) are reported separately here.

Method

A distinction of mineral oil products is only made between fuels and naphtha. Based on the individual annual amount for these two subcategories, a split factor is calculated.

Activity data

The annual production of naphtha through the time series is listed in Table 1 below.

Table 1: Annual naphtha production, in [kt]

1990 11546.09
1991 12566.84
1992 12705.24
1993 12986.79
1994 13393.21
1995 13369.77
1996 13430.44
1997 15070.53
1998 15959.62
1999 15810.00
2000 16091.47
2001 16736.24
2002 16660.01
2003 16981.74
2004 17895.30
2005 18024.31
2006 17016.65
2007 16708.99
2008 15744.92
2009 15236.77
2010 16610.69
2011 15708.84
2012 15770.00
2013 16213.82
2014 17065.99
2015 16331.02
2016 15797.92
2017 15605.03
2018 11439.19
2019 11263.72
2020 11804.49
2021 13686.27
2022 12669.02

Emission factors

The emission factor used for NMVOC was determined by evaluating emission declarations from refineries for the period 2004 through 2016, in the framework of a research project (Bender & von Müller, 2019)1). Since no data was available for earlier years, the data obtained this way was used for all years as of 1990.

Table 2: Emission factor of NMVOC from storage of petroleum products, in [g/m3]

EF
Storage of liquid petroleum products in tank-storage facilities outside of refineries 100
Storage of gaseous petroleum products in tank-storage facilities outside of refineries 500

Recalculations

No recalculations have been carried out compared to last year's submission.

For pollutant-specific information on recalculated emission estimates for Base Year and 2020, please see the pollutant specific recalculation tables following chapter 8.1 - Recalculations.

Planned improvements

An ongoing research project estimates emissions from storage and cleaning of tanks for oil and oil products - results are planned to be implemented into the inventory in 2025/26.


1) Bender, M., & von Müller, G. (2019). Emissionsfaktoren zu Raffinerien für die nationale Emissionsberichterstattung (FKZ 3716 41 107 0).