Shurtan Gas Chemical Complex, Shurtan

Shurtan Gas Chemical Complex, Shurtan is a petrochemical in Uzbekistan with a reported capacity of 140,000 t of ethylene. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene. By capacity it ranks #2 of 2 petrochemical plants tracked in Uzbekistan. It emits about 175,625 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 40,938 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 7% below the median petrochemical.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-731996.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 140,000 t of ethylene ist Shurtan Gas Chemical Complex, Shurtan unter dem Medianwert von petrochemical in Uzbekistan (400,000 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 175,625 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 Uzbekistan

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

Local climate

Shurtan Gas Chemical Complex, Shurtan sits in a cold semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSk), at 38.5°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 #2 largest of 2 petrochemical plants in Uzbekistan by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• AMMC Sherabad Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 592,590 t CO₂
• Lebap Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 1,202,722 t CO₂
• Qarshi Conch Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 474,072 t CO₂
• Uzbekneftegaz Bukhara Refinery · Refinery · 80,022 t CO₂
• Surkhandarya Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 448,456 t CO₂
• Ghazanfar Oil Refinery · Refinery · 137,387 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 38.4576, 65.80667. View on OpenStreetMap.

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