Petrochemical in Libya. Approximate location 30.47898, 18.56772.
PetrochemicalLibyaCO₂ reported
National Oil Company Ras Lanuf, Ras Lanuf is a petrochemical in Libya with a reported capacity of 330,000 t of ethylene. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene. It is operated by National Oil Corp. It emits about 379,925 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 88,561 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 14% below the median petrochemical.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-732015.
Bei 330,000 t of ethylene ist National Oil Company Ras Lanuf, Ras Lanuf etwa um dem Medianwert von petrochemical in Libya (330,000 t of ethylene). Untersektor: petrochemical-steam-cracking. Als petrochemical benötigt es intensive Prozesswärme (typischerweise 300–800°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. Petrochemische Anlagen spalten Kohlenwasserstoffe bei sehr hohen Temperaturen auf, um Ethylen, Propylen und andere Basischemikalien zu erzeugen — einer der wärmeintensivsien Industrieprozesse.
Vergleich von Kapazität und CO₂-Intensität berechnet aus Climate TRACE Industrieanlagendaten; Sektorrolle basierend auf Ingenieurreferenz.
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.
Operated by National Oil Corp. All facilities by this operator →
National Oil Company Ras Lanuf, Ras Lanuf sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 30.5°N in the northern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Coordinates 30.47898, 18.56772. View on OpenStreetMap.
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National Oil Company Ras Lanuf, Ras Lanuf is a petrochemical in Libya. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene.
National Oil Company Ras Lanuf, Ras Lanuf has a reported capacity of 330,000 t of ethylene.
National Oil Company Ras Lanuf, Ras Lanuf emits about 379,925 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 88,561 cars. That ranks #6 among tracked facilities in Libya.
National Oil Company Ras Lanuf, Ras Lanuf is in Libya, near coordinates 30.47898, 18.56772.
National Oil Company Ras Lanuf, Ras Lanuf is operated by National Oil Corp.