Analysis of carbon footprint and reduction approach of magnesia production in China

L Zhao, J Feng, H Dong - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract China shares 13.15% and 69.23% of the global magnesite reserves and production
respectively. Magnesia is an important connecting link between magnesite and refractory. It …

Life-cycle carbon footprint analysis of magnesia products

J An, X Xue - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Liaoning Province in China contains significant magnesite deposits and thus has
become the country's largest production and export base for the magnesia raw materials …

Reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions of magnesia refractory products: a life-cycle perspective

J An, Y Li, RS Middleton - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2018 - Elsevier
China is the largest producer of magnesia refractory materials and products in the world,
resulting in significant energy consumption and carbon emissions. This study analyzes …

Evaluation of GHG emissions from the production of magnesia refractory raw materials in Dashiqiao, China

W Ren, B Xue, C Lu, Z Zhang, Y Zhang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2016 - Elsevier
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the industrial sector are rapidly increasing in China.
As the largest producer of magnesia-refractory raw materials in the world, the production of …

LCA of magnesium production: Technological overview and worldwide estimation of environmental burdens

F Cherubini, M Raugei, S Ulgiati - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2008 - Elsevier
Metallic magnesium is mostly used in lightweight alloys, one of the main purposes of which
being to decrease fuel consumption in automotive applications. Several different production …

Comparative life cycle assessment of conventional and new fused magnesia production

J Li, Y Zhang, S Shao, S Zhang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2015 - Elsevier
Due to the antiquated processes, fused magnesia (FM) production in China causes many
problems such as high energy consumption and heavy greenhouse gas emissions, which …

Application of cleaner production in a Chinese magnesia refractory material plant

J Li, Y Zhang, S Shao, S Zhang, S Ma - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2016 - Elsevier
The rapid development of the magnesia refractory industry has caused serious problems of
resource and energy waste and environmental pollution. Cleaner Production and Cleaner …

Assessing environmental impact of magnesium production using Pidgeon process in China

G Feng, Z Nie, Z WANG, X GONG, T ZUO - Transactions of Nonferrous …, 2008 - Elsevier
Based on the practice of magnesium production in China, a quantitative evaluation of the
environment impact was carried out according to the theory and framework of life cycle …

A comparison of carbon footprints of magnesium oxide and magnesium hydroxide produced from conventional processes

VT Luong, R Amal, JA Scott, S Ehrenberger… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, modelling the carbon footprints of magnesium oxide and magnesium hydroxide
(> 99% purity) production based on technologies treating bischofite brines (eg Aman …

Energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions of China's non-metallic mineral products industry: Present state, prospects and policy analysis

H Hu, P Kavan - Sustainability, 2014 - mdpi.com
China is the largest non-metallic mineral producer in the world and one of the key
consumers of four major non-metallic mineral products, including cement, refractories, plate …