653fd903-2a29-4750-8ca5-15eed0682172Magnesium production, pidgeon processMaterials productionMetals and semimetalsIn the Pidgeon process, magnesium is produced via thermal reduction. The data on energy consumption represent the state of Pidgeon process in 2011. The Pidgeon process in China represents about 85 % of the global magnesium production.
For documentation please refer to Ehrenberger, S. et al: Life Cycle Assessment of Magnesium Components in Vehicle Construction, 2013
http://elib.dlr.de/87332/1/2013-12_IMA_LCA-Study_Report_Part-I-and-II_incl-summary.pdf21The Pidgeon process includes the following process steps: calcination, grinding & mixing, briquetting, reducion and refining. Coal as energy source is only used in for the calcination process. For other process steps, coke oven, semi coke oven, producer or natural gas are used. The use of these fuels is calculated according to the weighted average in terms of annual magnesium output per fuel. The production of producer (coal) gas is included in this module.
A main influencing factor for the emissions from fuel combustion is the composition of the fuel itself. Due to the different origins of the fuel gases used in the Pidgeon process, the composition of the gases varies considerably. For semi coke and coke oven gas, a large variation in gas composition can be observed. As the data base for these compositions is restricted to few measurements, no statistical average can be determined.Unit process, single operationAttributionalnoneNot considered: (drawing of pipe, steel: Mass 0,06kg)Ehrenberger, S. et al: Life Cycle Assessment of Magnesium Components in Vehicle Construction, 201395.0UndefinedNo statementDLR, Institute of Vehicle Concepts2018-02-01T00:00:00.000ILCD format 1.1thinkstep2018-02-01T00:00:00.00000.00.001Data set finalised; entirely publishedDLR, Institute of Vehicle ConceptstrueFree of charge for all users and usesGaBi (source code, database including extension modules and single data sets, documentation) remains property of thinkstep AG. thinkstep AG delivers GaBi licenses comprising data storage medium and manual as ordered by the customer. The license guarantees the right of use for one installation of GaBi. Further installations using the same license are not permitted. Additional licenses are only valid if the licensee holds at least one main license. Licenses are not transferable and must only be used within the licensee's organisation. Data sets may be copied for internal use. The number of copies is restricted to the number of licenses of the software system GaBi the licensee owns. The right of use is exclusively valid for the licensee. All rights reserved.MagnesiumOutput1.01.00Mixed primary / secondaryEstimated