Cradle to Gate
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66734ece-a7a9-497d-8f69-92f0abbc8580
Materials
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Description
Low-iron float glass raw sheets can be used in the photovoltaic glass industry; this dataset includes key raw and auxiliary materials, energy consumption, atmospheric emissions, and waste generated during the production process, while infrastructure such as production equipment manufacturing and factory construction is excluded from the system boundary; the life cycle inventory is compiled from multiple data sources, with certain data corrected and supplemented by referencing industry statistics, standards, and emission factor manuals; the production process of low-iron float glass includes batching, melting, forming in tin bath, annealing, edge removal, cutting, and sheet taking operations.
Activity Description
The production of low-iron float glass includes processes such as batching, melting, forming in the tin bath, annealing, edge cutting, cutting into sheets, and sheet removal.
Process Description
Low-iron float glass, also known as ultra-clear float glass, is manufactured using glass raw materials with low iron content through the float glass process.
Time period
2019
2026
Geography
China
Macroeconomic value
Business-as-Usual
Data validation
Yes
Technology
Current Technology
Technology comment
The production of low-iron float glass includes processes such as batching, melting, forming in the tin bath, annealing, edge cutting, cutting into sheets, and sheet removal.