Cradle to Consumer
Identity ID
43fb4b07-b059-4abf-94c7-ef6cdb0532ee
Materials
Associated ID
ea7a70c1-96ce-4583-a22d-dbe766b1fdf4
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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 consumer end, and the transport service is calculated according to the transport situation of this product in this region. Potassium chloride is widely used in fields such as agriculture, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and food processing; Potassium chloride is modelled as a pure substance; when modelling this substance the user needs to add a solvent of their choice in the model; the dataset contains the main raw and auxiliary materials, energy, waste, water and atmospheric emissions of the production process, and infrastructure such as the manufacture of production equipment and the construction of plant buildings is not included within the dataset boundary; the data inventory is formed by merging data from multiple sources; the production activities of this product include decomposition and crystallisation, blending, primary rough separation, secondary fine separation, washing and filtration, and centrifugal drying.
Activity Description
The production activities of this product include decomposition and crystallization, blending, primary rough selection, secondary selection, washing and filtration, centrifugal drying and other processes.
Process Description
Potassium chloride has the chemical formula KCl and CAS number 7447-40-7. It typically occurs as colorless cubic crystals or a white crystalline powder. Potassium chloride is a common inorganic salt with a salty taste. It is readily soluble in water, soluble in glycerol, slightly soluble in ethanol, and insoluble in diethyl ether and acetone. It is used as a potassium fertilizer in agriculture to promote crop growth and is also widely used in the chemical, pharmaceutical, and food-processing industries.
Time period
2023
2026
Geography
China,Chongqing
Macroeconomic value
Business-as-Usual
Data validation
Yes
Technology
Current Technology
Technology comment
Carnallite ore processing is the traditional mainstream technology for industrial-grade potassium chloride production. It is produced through the decomposition, flotation and purification of salt lake carnallite. It accounts for more than 90% of the domestic potassium chloride market and is the core technology of the potash fertilizer industry. This data set represents the mainstream technology: carnallite is dissolved and slurried, and potassium chloride is separated using flotation. The selected potassium chloride is washed and filtered, and finally centrifuged and dried to obtain the finished product.