LCA dataset : coal

coal

CoalUnit：kgActivity Type：Consumption Mix

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System boundary

Cradle to Consumer

Identity ID

04db42ab-8e16-4210-aff2-c7a80e471c08

Dataset category

Materials

Associated ID

fbc2712f-0705-44cc-bb23-916bb0d84c0a

Included activities starts

This activity starts with the coal preparation for loading onto railways, trucks, barges, or conveyors

Included activities ends

The boundary of production activities ends with the unloading of coal for domestic consumers or export centers.

Description

This dataset is a market activity dataset, covering the average transport distance in the coal market of Guangxi Province, China. In China, coal is mainly transported by railway, waterway, and road. The average coal transport losses are also included. Data sources include the Year Book of China Transportation & Communications, China Energy Statistical Yearbook,Guangxi Province Statistical Yearbook, and the General Administration of Customs statistical data, etc.

Activity Description

This dataset is a market activity dataset, where each market represents a consumption mix of products within a specific region, connecting suppliers with consumers of the same product within that region. The market covers producers and importers of the product within the same geographical area. In addition, the market also takes into account the transport, freight of the product to the consumer, and losses during transportation.

Process Description

Coal is a type of combustible sedimentary rock, formed from the remains of plants and animals over millions of years under geological changes, in conditions of high temperature and pressure. It mainly consists of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and small amounts of sulfur and nitrogen. Coal is the backbone of Chinas energy structure and is widely used in power generation, industry, metallurgy, and other fields.

Time period

2022

2024

Geography

China,Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

Geography comment

By merging multiple data sources, the average data for Guangxi is formed.

Macroeconomic value

Business-as-Usual

Data validation

Yes

Technology

Current Technology

Technology comment

Not specified.

On-chain Information:

Blockchain Hash Value

6f7c988680d3284b24f580963bf78f8b68778e9f7599eb699efdd34b4304c42d

Timestamp

2025-08-12

Block Number

1617053

Blockchain Technical Support

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