Cradle to Consumer
Identity ID
e083c141-17ed-48fe-bef1-cc33ac4792bc
Materials
Associated ID
14fc0d6a-c190-4d02-9661-f74a20aa6efa
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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, with the transport service calculated according to the transport situation of this product in the region. Yellow phosphorus is chemically active, and almost most elements can react with phosphorus to form phosphides. As the upstream of the phosphorus industry, the compounds synthesized from yellow phosphorus are applied in various fields. This dataset models yellow phosphorus as a pure substance, including the main raw and auxiliary materials, energy, atmospheric emissions and waste of the production process; 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.
Activity Description
Phosphorus is produced in an electric furnace. The electrical resistance of the furnace burden and the arc between the electrodes convert electrical energy into heat, heating the burden to 1,500-1,600°C until it melts. Reduction reactions produce phosphorus vapor, carbon monoxide, phosphine, hydrogen sulfide, silicon tetrafluoride, slag, ferrophosphorus, and other products. This production activity includes: 1) raw-material preparation; 2) phosphorus production and collection; 3) phosphorus-sludge recovery; 4) yellow-phosphorus off-gas purification and utilization; 5) flue-gas scrubbing; and 6) visible-plume removal.
Process Description
Yellow phosphorus is processed from phosphate rock and is a white solid. Its CAS number is 12185-10-3. Yellow phosphorus has active chemical properties, and almost all elements can react with phosphorus to form phosphides. Yellow phosphorus is located upstream in the phosphorus industry and is used to manufacture various phosphates, such as monoammonium phosphate, diammonium phosphate and other compound fertilizers, as well as common phosphates like superphosphate. These fertilizers are widely used in agricultural production; they include organophosphorus pesticides such as trichlorfon and methamidophos, which play an important role in agriculture; there are also phosphoric acid, phosphorus oxychloride, and lithium iron phosphate, which are used in fields such as electronic information and precision machinery.
Time period
2020
2026
Geography
China,Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
Macroeconomic value
Business-as-Usual
Data validation
Yes
Technology
Current Technology
Technology comment
The electric furnace is used to raise the temperature, and an oxidation-reduction reaction occurs to generate phosphorus vapor.