Cradle to Consumer
Identity ID
03268c1c-704e-4037-a758-e1b1fc5459c9
Materials
Associated ID
34743653-afa6-4046-926b-fc16250cdb24
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Description
This dataset is a market dataset representing the consumption market of the region. The dataset includes the transport of the product from the gate to the consumption end, and the transport service is calculated based on the transport situation of the product in the region. Calcium carbide is mainly used in the production of acetylene, organic synthesis, metal smelting, fertilizer production, carbide synthesis and other fields. Calcium carbide is modeled as a pure substance, and when modeling this substance the user needs to add a solvent of their choice in the model; this dataset includes the main raw and auxiliary materials, energy, waste and air emissions of the production process, where the preliminary treatment of wastewater in the utility process and the waste gas treatment process are included within the dataset boundary, while infrastructure such as production equipment manufacturing and plant construction is not included within the dataset boundary; the data inventory is formed by merging data from multiple sources; the production activity of this product includes raw material crushing, screening, proportioning, reaction, cooling and other process steps.
Activity Description
The production activities of this product include raw material crushing, screening, proportioning, reaction, cooling and other processes.
Process Description
Calcium carbide (chemical name: calcium carbide) has the chemical formula CaC2 and CAS number 75-20-7. It is a colorless crystal under normal temperature and pressure. Industrial products are mostly gray, brown or black blocks due to impurities, and the cross-section is purple or gray. The density is about 2.22 g/cm3, and the melting point is about 2300°C. When it comes into contact with water, it will react violently to generate acetylene gas and calcium hydroxide. The reaction is exothermic and acetylene is flammable and explosive. It is a hazardous chemical. It is insoluble in organic solvents such as ethanol and ether, and has active chemical properties. It can react with nitrogen at high temperatures to form calcium cyanamide (lime nitrogen), and can also undergo oxidation or chlorination reactions with oxygen, chlorine, etc. Industrially, it is mainly used for acetylene preparation and organic synthesis; it is also used in metal smelting (as a deoxidizer and desulfurizer), fertilizer production (reacting with nitrogen to prepare lime nitrogen, which is used as a high-efficiency nitrogen fertilizer and soil conditioner), and can also be used to prepare carbides such as aluminum carbide and boron carbide, and as a raw material for acetylene generators in mine blasting.
Time period
2015
2026
Geography
China,Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
Macroeconomic value
Business-as-Usual
Data validation
Yes
Technology
Current Technology
Technology comment
The electric furnace smelting method is the mainstream industrial technology for calcium carbide production. Calcium carbide is produced by smelting quicklime and coke at high temperature in an electric arc furnace. This method involves high technical barriers and accounts for about 78% of the total calcium carbide production in the country. This dataset represents the mainstream technology: in calcium carbide production, qualified raw materials are fed into the calcium carbide furnace according to the specified proportion. The arc heat generated by the electrodes and the resistance heat generated by the current passing through the furnace charge are used to produce calcium carbide in a high-temperature molten state.