Nova Chemicals, Geismar,La.

Nova Chemicals, Geismar,La. is a petrochemical in United States with a reported capacity of 885,000 t of ethylene. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene. It is operated by NOVA Chemicals Corp. By capacity it ranks #23 of 34 petrochemical plants tracked in United States. It emits about 1,123,510 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 261,890 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 6% below the median petrochemical.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-18648333.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 885,000 t of ethylene ist Nova Chemicals, Geismar,La. etwa um dem Medianwert von petrochemical in United States (1,000,000 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.

What 1,123,510 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 petrochemical plants in United States

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

Operator

Operated by NOVA Chemicals Corp. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Nova Chemicals, Geismar,La. sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 30.2°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 #23 largest of 34 petrochemical plants in United States by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Geismar Methanol Terminal · Chemical Plant · 1,335,000 t CO₂
• RUBICON LLC - GEISMAR PLANT · Chemical Plant · 64,132 t CO₂
• Air Products - Geismar 3 HYCO · Chemical Plant · 270,671 t CO₂
• Linde Inc - GEISMAR HYCO FACILITY · Chemical Plant · 444,331 t CO₂
• AIR LIQUIDE AMERICA CORP. · Chemical Plant · 332,648 t CO₂
• AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC - Geismar SMR · Chemical Plant · 34,010 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 30.2042, -91.0225. View on OpenStreetMap.

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