Description: technologyComment of phosphate rock beneficiation (RER): This datasets corresponds to the technology used in Europe for phosphate rock mining and beneficiation.
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Comment: This is a market activity. Each market represents the consumption mix of a product in a given geography, connecting suppliers with consumers of the same product in the same geographical area. Markets group the producers and also the imports of the product (if relevant) within the same geographical area. They also account for transport to the consumer and for the losses during that process, when relevant. This dataset is a consumption mix, representing the supply of ''phosphate rock, beneficiated'' from activities that produce it, to activities that consume it within the geography of this dataset, Europe. If 1 kg of this 'phosphate rock, beneficiated' is used as fertiliser, it is equivalent to circa 0.32 kg of Phosphorus as P2O5. The dataset considers transportation from the producer to the consumer of this product, transportation distances are based on default transport distances for markets (found in file 'Default Transport Assumptions' at https://www.ecoinvent.org/support/documents-and-files/documents-and-files.html). 'Phosphate rock, beneficiated' is an inorganic substance. It is solid in normal conditions of temperature and pressure. Based on EU regulations (REGULATION (EU) 2019/1009), if this substance would be used as fertiliser, it could be labelled as N-P-K of: (0-14-0). This market is supplied by the following activities with the given share: phosphate rock beneficiation, RER: 1.0 generalComment of phosphate rock beneficiation (RER): This dataset represents the production of 1 kg of phosphate rock, with 32% P2O5, at the mine. Rock phosphate has a phosphorus content of 32% P2O5 and is mainly used as a raw material for the production of phosphorous fertilisers. In this dataset, the mining technology is based on magmatic apatite phosphate ore (e.g. from Russia). In order to produce 1 tonne of commercial phosphate rock with a content of 32% P2O5, 5 tonnes of phosphate ore must be mined and beneficiated in open pit or underground mines. Rock phosphate processing is energy intensive due to mining, crushing and grinding of the phosphate ore. The phosphated sludge is assumed to be deposited on a landfill site and treated as an inert substance. Large uncertainties exist for data on particle emissions from transfer and storage. Also data of emissions to water and soil are uncertain due to missing data of uncontrolled run off and water use which were estimated. The main data source for this dataset is Fertilizers Europe (2014), complemented by Althaus et al (2007). References: Fertilizers Europe (2014): Average Emissions Year 2011. Fertilizers Europe Environmental report (internal). Fertilizers Europe (2016): Average Emissions Year 2014. Fertilizers Europe Environmental report (internal). Used for updated energy and GHG emission in Carbon Footprint Calculator Althaus H.-J., Chudacoff M., Hischier R., Jungbluth N., Osses M. and Primas A. (2007) Life Cycle Inventories of Chemicals. ecoinvent report No. 8, v2.0. EMPA Dübendorf, Swiss Centre for Life Cycle Inventories, Dübendorf, CH.
Origin: /Bund/UBA/ProBas
Tags: Phosphat ? Europa ? Gestein ? Mining and quarrying ? Mining and quarrying n.e.c. ? Mining of chemical and fertilizer minerals ? Other mining and quarrying ?
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Language: Deutsch
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