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	<processInformation>
		<dataSetInformation>
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			<name>
				<baseName xml:lang="en">PVC production;PVC;Carbide Calcium Method</baseName>
				<baseName xml:lang="zh">聚氯乙烯（PVC）生产;聚氯乙烯;电石法</baseName>
			</name>
			<classificationInformation>
				<common:classification>
					<common:class level="0">Unit processes</common:class>
					<common:class level="1">Materials production</common:class>
					<common:class level="2">Plastics</common:class>
				</common:classification>
			</classificationInformation>
			<common:generalComment xml:lang="en">Two commercially available synthesis methods (calcium carbide, ethylene) were assessed for PVC production in China.</common:generalComment>
			<common:generalComment xml:lang="zh">对国内生产PVC的两种商用合成方法(电石和乙烯)进行了评价。</common:generalComment>
		</dataSetInformation>
		<quantitativeReference type="Reference flow(s)">
			<functionalUnitOrOther xml:lang="en"> considering 1 kg resin production as the functional unit. </functionalUnitOrOther>
			<referenceToReferenceFlow>5</referenceToReferenceFlow>
		</quantitativeReference>
		<time>
			<common:referenceYear>2020</common:referenceYear>
			<common:timeRepresentativenessDescription xml:lang="en">Process-based data from China were used, yet if not available, data from Europe were applied instead. The electricity input was developed based on the national grid structure in China (Table S3), which was obtained from the share of the electric power structure in 2020 (National Bureau Statistics of China, 2020).</common:timeRepresentativenessDescription>
		</time>
		<geography>
			<locationOfOperationSupplyOrProduction location="CN">
				<descriptionOfRestrictions xml:lang="en"> Process-based data from China were used, yet if not available, data from Europe were applied instead.</descriptionOfRestrictions>
			</locationOfOperationSupplyOrProduction>
		</geography>
		<technology>
			<technologicalApplicability xml:lang="en">The PVC produced using the calcium carbide process is used in various applications in the plastics industry. It can be utilized in the manufacturing of construction materials, piping, cable insulation, flooring, and other PVC-related products that require specific properties imparted by the calcium carbide method.</technologicalApplicability>
			<technologicalApplicability xml:lang="zh">采用电石法生产的PVC可用于塑料工业中的各种应用。可用于建筑材料、管道、电缆绝缘、地板及其他需要电石法特定属性的PVC相关产品的制造。</technologicalApplicability>
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				<common:shortDescription xml:lang="en">Q6TxbJsPGooDczxnxKCcQKbmnHc.png</common:shortDescription>
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		</technology>
	</processInformation>
	<modellingAndValidation>
		<LCIMethodAndAllocation>
			<typeOfDataSet>Unit process, black box</typeOfDataSet>
			<deviationsFromLCIMethodPrinciple xml:lang="en">None</deviationsFromLCIMethodPrinciple>
			<deviationsFromLCIMethodPrinciple xml:lang="zh">无</deviationsFromLCIMethodPrinciple>
			<deviationsFromModellingConstants xml:lang="en">None</deviationsFromModellingConstants>
			<deviationsFromModellingConstants xml:lang="zh">无</deviationsFromModellingConstants>
		</LCIMethodAndAllocation>
		<dataSourcesTreatmentAndRepresentativeness>
			<deviationsFromCutOffAndCompletenessPrinciples xml:lang="en">None</deviationsFromCutOffAndCompletenessPrinciples>
			<deviationsFromCutOffAndCompletenessPrinciples xml:lang="zh">无</deviationsFromCutOffAndCompletenessPrinciples>
			<dataSelectionAndCombinationPrinciples xml:lang="en"> Process-based data from China were used, yet if not available, data from Europe were applied instead. The electricity input was developed based on the national grid structure in China (Table S3), which was obtained from the share of the electric power structure in 2020 (National Bureau Statistics of China, 2020). </dataSelectionAndCombinationPrinciples>
			<deviationsFromSelectionAndCombinationPrinciples xml:lang="en">None</deviationsFromSelectionAndCombinationPrinciples>
			<deviationsFromSelectionAndCombinationPrinciples xml:lang="zh">无</deviationsFromSelectionAndCombinationPrinciples>
			<dataTreatmentAndExtrapolationsPrinciples xml:lang="en"> ReCiPe method (Europe H/H) was used as the assessment method for consistency. </dataTreatmentAndExtrapolationsPrinciples>
			<deviationsFromTreatmentAndExtrapolationPrinciples xml:lang="en">None</deviationsFromTreatmentAndExtrapolationPrinciples>
			<deviationsFromTreatmentAndExtrapolationPrinciples xml:lang="zh">无</deviationsFromTreatmentAndExtrapolationPrinciples>
			<referenceToDataSource type="source data set" refObjectId="8f59d927-279f-402c-8b11-cc7555e99ed0" uri="../sources/8f59d927-279f-402c-8b11-cc7555e99ed0.xml">
				<common:shortDescription xml:lang="en">An, J., Wu, F., Wang, D. &amp; You, J. Estimated material metabolism and life cycle greenhouse gas emission of major plastics in China: A commercial sector-scale perspective. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 180, (2022).</common:shortDescription>
				<common:shortDescription xml:lang="zh">An, J., Wu, F., Wang, D. &amp; You, J. Estimated material metabolism and life cycle greenhouse gas emission of major plastics in China: A commercial sector-scale perspective. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 180, (2022).</common:shortDescription>
			</referenceToDataSource>
			<useAdviceForDataSet xml:lang="en">When using this LCA data set for PVC produced by the calcium carbide method, ensure to account for the methodological differences between data sourced from China and Europe. Be attentive to the fact that electricity input is modeled based on China's national grid structure of 2020. If the data set cannot fulfill regional specific conditions, it might be less accurate. The ReCiPe method (Europe H/H) should be employed for impact assessment, ensuring methodological consistency. Consider 1 kg of resin production as the functional unit for your assessments.</useAdviceForDataSet>
			<useAdviceForDataSet xml:lang="zh">在使用电石法生产PVC的生命周期评价(LCA)数据集时，确保考虑了来自中国和欧洲数据源的方法论差异。注意电力输入是基于2020年中国国家电网结构建模的。如果数据集不能满足特定地区条件，可能会降低其准确性。应使用ReCiPe方法（欧洲H/H）进行影响评估，确保方法论的一致性。将1公斤树脂生产作为你评估的功能单位。</useAdviceForDataSet>
		</dataSourcesTreatmentAndRepresentativeness>
		<completeness/>
		<validation>
			<review type="Dependent internal review">
				<common:reviewDetails xml:lang="en">Inventory: The internal review was done by several iteration steps concerning raw data validation, raw data documentation, representativity, completeness and consistency of modelling with regard to ISO 14040 and 14044.</common:reviewDetails>
				<common:reviewDetails xml:lang="zh">清单： 内部审查通过几个迭代步骤完成，涉及原始数据验证、原始数据记录、代表性、完整性、与 ISO 14040 和 14044 有关的建模的一致性。</common:reviewDetails>
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					<common:shortDescription xml:lang="en">Tiangong LCI Data Working Group</common:shortDescription>
					<common:shortDescription xml:lang="zh">天工LCI数据工作小组</common:shortDescription>
				</common:referenceToNameOfReviewerAndInstitution>
			</review>
		</validation>
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				<common:shortDescription xml:lang="en">Huijuan Guo, GHJ@email.ncu.edu.cn</common:shortDescription>
				<common:shortDescription xml:lang="zh">郭慧娟, GHJ@email.ncu.edu.cn</common:shortDescription>
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			<common:other xml:lang="en">GHJ@email.ncu.edu.cn</common:other>
			<common:other xml:lang="zh">GHJ@email.ncu.edu.cn</common:other>
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			<common:timeStamp>2024-04-19T20:02:03+08:00</common:timeStamp>
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				<common:shortDescription xml:lang="en">Tiangong LCI Data Working Group</common:shortDescription>
				<common:shortDescription xml:lang="zh">天工LCI数据工作小组</common:shortDescription>
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			<common:copyright>false</common:copyright>
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				<common:shortDescription xml:lang="en">hydrogen chloride</common:shortDescription>
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			<exchangeDirection>Input</exchangeDirection>
			<meanAmount>2.05</meanAmount>
			<resultingAmount>2.05</resultingAmount>
			<dataDerivationTypeStatus>Missing unimportant</dataDerivationTypeStatus>
			<generalComment xml:lang="en">Hydrochloric acid</generalComment>
			<generalComment xml:lang="zh">Hydrochloric acid</generalComment>
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			<generalComment xml:lang="en">Processed water</generalComment>
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			<generalComment xml:lang="en">Steam</generalComment>
			<generalComment xml:lang="zh">Steam</generalComment>
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