Lime Plant in Germany. Approximate location 51.3977, 7.84168.
Lime PlantGermanyCO₂ reported
Rheinkalk Gmbh is a lime plant in Germany with a reported capacity of 1,424,554 t of lime. It calcines limestone into quicklime in high-temperature kilns. By capacity it ranks #3 of 8 lime plants tracked in Germany. It emits about 772,638 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 180,102 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 18% below the median lime plant.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-38467586.
Bei 1,424,554 t of lime ist Rheinkalk Gmbh deutlich über dem Medianwert von lime plant in Germany (619,533 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.
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.
Reported capacity (t of lime), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Rheinkalk Gmbh sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 51.4°N in the northern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
The #3 largest of 8 lime plants in Germany by reported capacity.
Coordinates 51.3977, 7.84168. View on OpenStreetMap.
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Rheinkalk Gmbh is a lime plant in Germany. It calcines limestone into quicklime in high-temperature kilns.
Rheinkalk Gmbh has a reported capacity of 1,424,554 t of lime.
Rheinkalk Gmbh emits about 772,638 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 180,102 cars. That ranks #36 among tracked facilities in Germany.
Rheinkalk Gmbh is in Germany, near coordinates 51.3977, 7.84168.