Cradle to Gate
Identity ID
b714e96079c4426e8dce4cebcd7b6fbe
Materials
Associated ID
36959643-337d-410f-99a2-15004b04b16c
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Description
Metallic zinc is mainly used for galvanized sheets and precision casting; this dataset includes primary raw materials, auxiliary materials, energy inputs, atmospheric emissions, and waterborne emissions from the production process, while infrastructure such as production equipment and factory construction is excluded from the system boundaries of the dataset; the life cycle inventory is compiled from data collected from multiple sources; zinc production processes include raw material production, zinc ore mining, and hydrometallurgical zinc production.
Activity Description
The production process of this product includes raw material production, zinc ore mining, and zinc extraction via hydrometallurgy.
Process Description
Zinc's element symbol is Zn, atomic number 30, and relative atomic mass 65.39. The proportion of primary zinc produced by hydrometallurgical processes accounts for 80% of China's total primary zinc production. Metallic zinc is mainly used for galvanized sheets and precision casting.
Time period
2013
2026
Geography
China
Macroeconomic value
Business-as-Usual
Data validation
Yes
Technology
Current Technology
Technology comment
Primary zinc production in China adopts hydrometallurgical processes, which account for 80.14% of the total primary zinc output in the country. The zinc production process includes raw material production, zinc ore mining, hydrometallurgical zinc production, energy production and consumption, direct emissions, and waste disposal during production.