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Process Data set: Aluminum electrolytic capacitor production ; Aluminum etched foil production (Cathode) ; Aluminum etched foil coil (Cathode, 0.05mm) ; Aluminum blank coil (Cathode, 0.05mm) (en) en zh

Key Data Set Information
Location JS-CN
Reference year 2020
Name
Aluminum electrolytic capacitor production ; Aluminum etched foil production (Cathode) ; Aluminum etched foil coil (Cathode, 0.05mm) ; Aluminum blank coil (Cathode, 0.05mm)
Use advice for data set Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) data users should ensure that their assessments capture at least 95% of the mass and energy flows when utilizing this data set on AEC production. It is critical to incorporate the upstream data provided (aluminum ingots, separator paper, transport, electricity, and water) for comprehensive environmental impact analysis. The inventory data sourced from the Gabi software should reflect the corresponding regional electricity profile and aluminum ingot production's reference years (2016 for electricity, 2015 for aluminum). Data gaps for materials such as ammonium citrate, ammonium pentaborate, NH4H2PO4, and HBO3 should be addressed through estimations based upon chemical equations using reactants available in the software. Users must include use and end-of-life stage calculations in their assessments to ensure a complete life cycle evaluation.
Technical purpose of product or process The cathodically etched foil production process generates 0.05 mm etched aluminum foil that is primarily used in the manufacturing of aluminum electrolytic capacitors (AECs), specifically rated at 420V and 680uf. These AECs serve as critical components in a wide array of electronic devices, modulating current flow, and providing temporary energy storage. This data covers the scope of AEC production for various applications, as demonstrated by the investigated manufacturer's production of approximately 1.183 billion AECs in 2020.
Classification
Class name : Hierarchy level
  • ILCD: Materials production / Metals and semimetals
General comment on data set 阴极蚀刻箔生产 ; 铝电解电容器 (AEC) 生产 ; 420V 680uf
Copyright No
Owner of data set
Quantitative reference
Reference flow(s)
Time representativeness
Time representativeness description The investigated manufacturer produced about 1.183 billion AECs of all kinds in 2020.
Technological representativeness
Flow diagram(s) or picture(s)
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LCI method and allocation
Type of data set Unit process, single operation
Deviation from LCI method principle / explanations None
Deviation from modelling constants / explanations None
Data sources, treatment and representativeness
Deviation from data cut-off and completeness principles / explanations None
Data selection and combination principles The inventory data of capacitor production come from the AECs’ production factory in Jiangsu Province, China. The cut-off criteria of LCI data collection for each process is coverage of at least 95% of the mass and energy of the input and output flows. The inventory data of anode foil production and cathode foil production is obtained based on the analysis of the manufacturing processes and corresponding process parameters. The upstream data (i.e., aluminum ingots, separator paper, transport, electricity, and water) are acquired from the Gabi software (Version: 10.6.1.35). In detail, the profile of Chineses electricity grid from the China Electric Power Yearbook adopts the reference year 2016. The reference year of aluminum ingot production is 2015. The inaccessible data about ammonium citrate, ammonium pentaborate, NH4H2PO4, and HBO3 are estimated based on chemical equations using the existing materials (reactants) in the Gabi software. The use and end-of-life stage inventory data are obtained based on analysis and calculation.
Deviation from data selection and combination principles / explanations None
Deviation from data treatment and extrapolations principles / explanations None
Data source(s) used for this data set
Completeness
Completeness of product model No statement
Validation
Type of review
Dependent internal review
Reviewer name and institution
Data generator
Data set generator / modeller
Data entry by
Time stamp (last saved) 2024-05-01T17:10:27+08:00
Publication and ownership
UUID 13a6140a-c0e6-4d8f-b9f5-0312de53fa31
Date of last revision 2024-05-13T14:41:28.691289+08:00
Data set version 01.00.005
Permanent data set URI https://lcadata.tiangong.world/showProcess.xhtml?uuid=13a6140a-c0e6-4d8f-b9f5-0312de53fa31&version=01.00.000&stock=TianGong
Owner of data set
Copyright No
License type Free of charge for all users and uses

Inputs

Type of flow Classification Flow Location Mean amount Resulting amount Minimum amount Maximum amount
Product flow
Energy carriers and technologies / Electricity 1037.2140000000002 MJ1037.2140000000002 MJ
General comment Electricity [kWh] ; Production of cathode etched foil
Product flow
Materials production / Metals and semimetals 518.0 kg518.0 kg
General comment 0.05mm Al blank coil[kg] ; Preparation of sulfuric acid (cathode)
Product flow
Materials production / Water 14337.501 kg14337.501 kg
General comment Deionized water [kg] ; Preparation of sulfuric acid (cathode)
Product flow
Materials production / Other mineralic materials 1099.385 kg1099.385 kg
General comment Tap water [kg] ; Waste gas treatment
Product flow
Materials production / Inorganic chemicals 1129.713 kg1129.713 kg
General comment Sulfur acid(98%)[kg] ; Corrosion reaction  (cathode)
Product flow
Materials production / Inorganic chemicals 56.865 kg56.865 kg
General comment Nitric acid(98%)[kg] ; Corrosion reaction  (cathode)
Product flow
Materials production / Inorganic chemicals 189.549 kg189.549 kg
General comment Hydrochloric acid(31%)[kg] ; Corrosion reaction  (cathode)
Product flow
Materials production / Inorganic chemicals 189.549 kg189.549 kg
General comment NaOH solution (30%) [kg] ; Corrosion reaction (cathode)

Outputs

Type of flow Classification Flow Location Mean amount Resulting amount Minimum amount Maximum amount
Product flow
Materials production / Metals and semimetals 369.431 kg369.431 kg
General comment Al coil of 0.05mm etched foil [kg] ; Production of cathode etched foil
Waste flow
Wastes / Waste water 18687.275 m318687.275 m3
General comment Wastewater [kg] ; Production of cathode etched foil
Elementary flow
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to air, unspecified 0.931 kg0.931 kg
General comment HCl gas [kg] ; Production of cathode etched foil
Elementary flow
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to air, unspecified 0.101 kg0.101 kg
General comment H2SO4 gas [kg] ; Production of cathode etched foil
Elementary flow
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to air, unspecified 0.115 kg0.115 kg
General comment NOx   [kg] ; Production of cathode etched foil
Elementary flow
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to air, unspecified 0.105 kg0.105 kg
General comment NH3 gas [kg] ; Sewage treatment
Elementary flow
Emissions / Emissions to water / Emissions to fresh water 2.273 kg2.273 kg
General comment COD [kg] ; Production of cathode etched foil
Elementary flow
Emissions / Emissions to water / Emissions to water, unspecified 1.488 kg1.488 kg
General comment SS  [kg] ; Production of cathode etched foil
Elementary flow
Emissions / Emissions to air / Emissions to air, unspecified 0.048 kg0.048 kg
General comment NH3-N [kg] ; Production of cathode etched foil
Elementary flow
Emissions / Emissions to water / Emissions to fresh water 0.19 kg0.19 kg
General comment TN  [kg] ; Production of cathode etched foil