Cradle to Consumer
Identity ID
fb0ca78a-d46c-42b0-bbaf-66b70c57ac7a
Materials
Associated ID
9f20bda1-492f-460e-aaef-e55cb56c24d6
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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. This dataset represents the production of 1 t of manganese oxide. It assesses the resource consumption and environmental load of the manganese oxide production process.
Activity Description
The entire production process includes the manganese oxide production process.
Process Description
Manganese oxide is a high-grade manganese compound prepared from manganese concentrate through roasting, chemical treatment or electrolysis. It is a dark brown to black solid powder with a density of about 5.0-5.1g/cm3 and a hardness of about 5-6. It has active chemical properties and can participate in reduction and oxidation reactions. It is often used in the production of electrolytic manganese metal, ferromanganese alloys, dry batteries, chemical oxidants, and ceramic pigments. Manganese oxide particles are small and uniform, have low impurity content, and have good dispersion and reactivity, which help improve the efficiency of smelting and chemical processes.
Time period
2020
2026
Geography
China,Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
Geography comment
Generated by merging multiple source data sets in this geographical location.
Macroeconomic value
Business-as-Usual
Data validation
Yes
Technology
Current Technology
Technology comment
The process of preparing manganese oxide from manganese concentrate mainly includes two steps: roasting and concentrate treatment. The manganese concentrate is heated in a high-temperature roasting furnace to partially oxidize the manganese compounds in it to form high-grade manganese oxide or mixed manganese oxide. During the roasting process, the temperature, ventilation and holding time are controlled to ensure that the product has high manganese content and uniform particles. The roasted manganese oxide is screened, classified or ground to remove large pieces and impurities to obtain the final manganese oxide product for electrolytic manganese production.