PQ Corporation - Gurnee, IL

PQ Corporation - Gurnee, IL is a chemical plant in United States with a reported capacity of 1 unitless. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. By capacity it ranks #394 of 453 chemical plants tracked in United States. It emits about 19,049 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 4,440 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 1521% above the median chemical plant.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3674731.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 1 unitless ist PQ Corporation - Gurnee, IL etwa um dem Medianwert von chemical plant in United States (1 unitless). Sein CO₂ pro Kapazitätseinheit liegt ungefähr 67% unter dem Medianwert von chemical plant. Untersektor: other-chemicals. Als chemical plant benötigt es intensive Prozesswärme (typischerweise 100–500°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. Chemieanlagen erzeugen eine breite Palette von Industrie- und Spezialchemikalien, viele erfordern präzise Temperaturkontrolle und nachhaltigen Wärmeeintrag für Reaktionen und Trennungen.

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

What 19,049 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 chemical plants in United States

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

Local climate

PQ Corporation - Gurnee, IL sits in a hot-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfa), at 42.4°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 #394 largest of 453 chemical plants in United States by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

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• Calumet Diversified Meats Inc. · Food & Beverage · 4,154 t CO₂
• Fair Oaks Foods, Llc · Food & Beverage · 4,154 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 42.38703, -87.90099. View on OpenStreetMap.

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