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Product Flow Data set: kaolin (en)
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Name kaolin
Classification
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  • ILCD: B:Mining and quarrying / 08:Other mining and quarrying / 081:Quarrying of stone, sand and clay / 0810:Quarrying of stone, sand and clay
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CAS Number 1332-58-7
General comment EcoSpold 2 intermediate exchange, ID = 593c0a1c-d1ba-4e22-b456-6d2f5d2962e4 The product kaolin represents 1 kg of kaolin produced using the wet process. Kaolin is a clay mineral, more precisely an aluminium hydroxide silicate which corresponds to the chemical formula Al2O3.2SiO2.2H2O. It is a naturally occurring weathered product of granite, sold for its whiteness, purity and physical and chemical properties. In the United States, about 70% of all kaolin produced by the wet process are used as filler or coating in the paper industry. Other industries using this mineral are, for example, the ceramics industry (for whiteware, sanitary ware, insulators, refractories), the paints and inks producers (extender pigment) or the rubber and plastics industry (functional filler material).
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Time stamp (last saved) 2025-07-31T16:30:47.762-03:00
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UUID 593c0a1c-d1ba-4e22-b456-6d2f5d2962e4
Data set version 03.11.000
Permanent data set URI http://openlca.org/ilcd/resource/flows/593c0a1c-d1ba-4e22-b456-6d2f5d2962e4
Flow Property Mean value Minimum value Maximum value Uncertainty distribution type Relative StdDev in % Data derivation type / status General comment
1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 %