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Process Data set: cement production;cement, ordinary portland cement;new dry process, 2000-4000 t/d (en) en zh

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Location CN
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cement production;cement, ordinary portland cement;new dry process, 2000-4000 t/d
Use advice for data set Users should apply this Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) data set with consideration of its defined technological scope: raw meal preparation, clinker burning, cement grinding, and packaging and delivery processes for ordinary Portland cement with a daily production rate of 2000-4000 tons. When utilizing the resource consumption, energy consumption, and emissions data, it is critical to reference the data sources mentioned, including the research results by Li Songbing, publications by the Cement Industry Association, the 2010 Cement Industry Risk Analysis Report, and the 2008 China pollution source census statistics. CO2 emissions figures should be used with understanding of their specific sources and the calculation method, which is dividing by 0.7 to derive unit cement heat consumption based on heat input. Methodological considerations such as allocation rules, cut-off criteria, and any assumptions must be explicitly acknowledged in the interpretation of the LCA results.
Technical purpose of product or process The described process pertains to the production of ordinary Portland cement using the new dry method at a medium-scale capacity of 2000-4000 tons per day. It is intended for applications where high-strength and versatile building material is required, such as in the construction of buildings, bridges, highways, and various other civil engineering structures.
Classification
Class name : Hierarchy level
  • ILCD: Unit processes / Materials production / Other mineralic materials
General comment on data set The impact of a typical medium-scale(2000-4000t/d) new dry process on the resource consumption, energy consumption and environmental emissions involved in the cement production life cycle was quantified using 1t of ordinary silicate cement as a functional unit.
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Mathematical model
Model description Taking 1 ton of ordinary Portland cement as the functional unit. The scope of the research is defined as four processes: raw meal preparation, clinker burning, cement grinding, and packaging and delivery.
LCI method and allocation
Type of data set Unit process, black box
Deviation from LCI method principle / explanations None
Deviation from modelling constants / explanations None
Data sources, treatment and representativeness
Deviation from data cut-off and completeness principles / explanations None
Data selection and combination principles The resource consumption data adopts the research results of Li Songbing. The energy consumption comes from the data published by the Cement Industry Association and refers to the "2010 Cement Industry Risk Analysis Report". The emission coefficients of powder (smoke) dust and SO2 and NOx pollutants in the exhaust gas adopt the 2008 China Statistical results of pollution source census; CO2 emissions are estimated according to their sources.
Deviation from data selection and combination principles / explanations None
Data treatment and extrapolations principles Heat consumption: Divide 0.7 and convert to unit cement heat consumption.
Deviation from data treatment and extrapolations principles / explanations None
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Completeness
Completeness of product model No statement
Validation
Type of review
Dependent internal review
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Time stamp (last saved) 2024-03-19T21:18:09+08:00
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UUID 5cc8ee5d-af96-4d8f-9e55-ccd4808de1bb
Date of last revision 2024-04-20T14:41:18.287795+08:00
Data set version 00.01.005
Permanent data set URI https://lcadata.tiangong.world/showProcess.xhtml?uuid=5cc8ee5d-af96-4d8f-9e55-ccd4808de1bb&version=01.00.000&stock=TianGong
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License type Free of charge for all users and uses

Inputs

Type of flow Classification Flow Location Mean amount Resulting amount Minimum amount Maximum amount
Product flow
Materials production / Other mineralic materials 1121.28 kg1121.28 kg
General comment Limestone. The resource consumption data is based on the research results of Li Songbing.
Product flow
Energy carriers and technologies / Hard coal based fuels 182.2065 kg182.2065 kg
General comment Heat consumption (converted to standard coal consumption). The original literature was 118.5kgce/t clinker and 1t of cement contains 0.7t of clinker. First converted to 169.29kgce/t cement; then converted to hard coal with the conversion formula 1kg hard coal = 0.929kg standard coal. Due to the lack of data on natural gas, petroleum coke, alternative fuels, and fuel oil consumption, it is assumed that all heat consumption comes from coal combustion. The conversion factor between raw coal and standard coal is 1 kg raw coal = 0.7143 kg standard coal.
Product flow
Energy carriers and technologies / Electricity 251.892 MJ251.892 MJ
General comment Electricity consumption. China's power industry is dominated by thermal power generation, and the proportion of thermal power generation has been above 80%. To simplify calculations, it is assumed that all purchased electricity by cement enterprises comes from thermal power generation, and the electricity consumption is converted to coal consumption based on the 2008 thermal power generation coal consumption coefficient of 0.349 kgce/kWh. Energy consumption data comes from the Cement Industry Association and refers to the "2010 Cement Industry Risk Analysis Report."

Outputs

Type of flow Classification Flow Location Mean amount Resulting amount Minimum amount Maximum amount
Elementary flow
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to air, unspecified 0.254 kg0.254 kg
General comment Dust and particulate matter, with an unspecified particle size, is treated as PM > 10 micrometers in diameter. The emission factor of particulate matter (PM) pollutant in flue gas is based on the statistical results of the 2008 China Pollution Source Census.
Elementary flow
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to air, unspecified 0.076 kg0.076 kg
General comment SO2. The emission factor of SO2 pollutant in flue gas is based on the statistical results of the 2008 China Pollution Source Census.
Elementary flow
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to air, unspecified 1.212 kg1.212 kg
General comment NOx. The emission factor of NOx pollutant in flue gas is based on the statistical results of the 2008 China Pollution Source Census.
Elementary flow
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to air, unspecified 596.19 kg596.19 kg
General comment CO2. CO2 emissions are estimated based on their sources. The specific estimation method is as follows:①CO2 produced from carbonate decomposition. During the cement production process, the decomposition of limestone to produce cement clinker requires CaO, which also generates CO2. The chemical reaction is as follows: CaCO3→CaO+CO2↑. The chemical equation for the decomposition of CaCO3 shows that for every 1 part of CaO produced, 0.7857 parts of CO2 are also generated. Based on the average content of CaO in the main mineral components of ordinary Portland cement in China, which ranges from 62% to 67%, assuming 65%, the CO2 produced from the decomposition of CaCO3 for every ton of cement clinker produced is: 1 ton × 0.7857 × 65% = 0.5071 ton. In addition, cement raw materials usually contain a small amount of magnesium carbonate, which also decomposes and produces CO2 during calcination. The chemical reaction is as follows: MgCO3→MgO+CO2↑. The chemical equation for the decomposition of MgCO3 shows that for every 1 part of MgO produced, 1.1 parts of CO2 are also generated. Based on the average content of MgO in the main mineral components of ordinary Portland cement in China, which ranges from 1% to 3%, assuming 1.5%, the CO2 produced from the decomposition of magnesium carbonate for every ton of cement clinker produced is: 1 ton × 1.1 × 1.5% = 0.0165 ton. In summary, the total amount of CO2 produced from carbonate decomposition during cement clinker production is: 0.5071 ton + 0.0165 ton = 0.5236 ton.②CO2 emitted from cement kiln fuel combustion. The formation of cement clinker requires high-temperature calcination, during which CO2 is generated from fuel combustion to provide high temperature. According to research results from the IPCC, the carbon emission factor of raw coal in China is 2.7715 kg CO2/kg of raw coal.
Product flow
Materials production / Other mineralic materials 1000.0 kg1000.0 kg
General comment Ordinary Portland Cement