Lusical, Companhia Lusitana De Cal Sa (Ci)

Lusical, Companhia Lusitana De Cal Sa (Ci) is a lime plant in Portugal with a reported capacity of 538,759 t of lime. It calcines limestone into quicklime in high-temperature kilns. By capacity it ranks #4 of 5 lime plants tracked in Portugal. It emits about 354,754 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 82,693 cars.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-38467718.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 538,759 t of lime ist Lusical, Companhia Lusitana De Cal Sa (Ci) unter dem Medianwert von lime plant in Portugal (702,065 t of lime). Untersektor: lime. Als lime plant benötigt es intensive Prozesswärme (typischerweise 600–900°C) für seinen Kernbetrieb — Wärme, die durch Dampfkessel, Öfen oder direkte Verbrennung geliefert werden muss, und Verluste durch ungedämmte Behälter und Rohrleitungen stellen verschwendeten Brennstoff dar. Modulare abnehmbare Dämmung kann diese Verluste um 80–96% senken, Oberflächen auf ≤45°C kühlen, mit Amortisationszeiten oft unter 2 Jahren. Kalkwerke kalzinieren Kalkstein in heißen Öfen bei 800–900°C, und der heiße Branntkalk muss in gedämmten Behältern gehandhabt werden, um Reaktion mit Feuchte zu verhindern.

Vergleich von Kapazität und CO₂-Intensität berechnet aus Climate TRACE Industrieanlagendaten; Sektorrolle basierend auf Ingenieurreferenz.

What 354,754 t CO₂e a year looks like

This facility's reported annual CO₂e in the everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Capacity vs largest lime plants in Portugal

Reported capacity (t of lime), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Local climate

Lusical, Companhia Lusitana De Cal Sa (Ci) sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csa), at 39.4°N in the northern hemisphere.

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby sites

The #4 largest of 5 lime plants in Portugal by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Calcidrata - Indústrias De Cal, S. A. (Ci) · Lime Plant · 264,680 t CO₂
• Derma Leather, Sa · Textiles · 2,714 t CO₂
• Rações Avenal Sa · Food & Beverage · 635,430 t CO₂
• Unicer Cervejas S.A. - Centro De Produção De Santarém · Food & Beverage · 136,557 t CO₂
• Cibra-Pataias Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 326,594 t CO₂
• Fábrica Cibra-Pataias (Ci) · Lime Plant · 462,286 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 39.44757, -8.84746. View on OpenStreetMap.

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