GreenYume wrote:Dear all,
I need to convert 732000 litre of fuel to kg of CO2. I got a project to calculate carbon footprint from car travelling.
Many thanks. :)
Three steps:
You need to know the density of your fuel to convert it to weight. Gasoline might run around 0.74 kg/L, #2 diesel around 0.84 kg/L.
Assuming gasoline (petrol), around 542000 kg.
Gasoline and diesel are both around 85% carbon by weight (methane is only 75%, propane somewhere in between). so around 460000 kg of carbon.
CO2 has a molecular weight of 44 g/mol, carbon 12 g/mol, so multiply the carbon content by ratio 44/12, 1690000 kg or 1690 t of CO2.
The example should be reworked with a correct density and chemical analysis of the fuel if any great precision is needed.
