Qenos Pty. Ltd., Altona ,Victoria

Qenos Pty. Ltd., Altona ,Victoria is a petrochemical in Australia with a reported capacity of 100,000 t of ethylene. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene. It is operated by ChemChina . By capacity it ranks #2 of 2 petrochemical plants tracked in Australia. It emits about 106,915 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 24,922 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 20% below the median petrochemical.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-732019.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 100,000 t of ethylene, Qenos Pty. Ltd., Altona ,Victoria est en dessous de la médiane des petrochemical en Australia (250,000 t of ethylene). Sous-secteur: petrochemical-steam-cracking. Comme petrochemical, elle nécessite une chaleur de procédé intensive (typiquement 300–800°C) pour ses opérations industrielles essentielles — chaleur qui doit être fournie par des chaudières, fours ou combustion directe, et les pertes par les récipients et tuyauteries non isolés représentent du combustible gaspillé. L'isolation modulaire amovible peut réduire ces pertes de 80–96%, refroidissant les surfaces à ≤45°C, avec des délais d'amortissement souvent inférieurs à 2 ans. Les usines pétrochimiques craquent les hydrocarbures à des températures très élevées pour produire l'éthylène, le propylène et d'autres produits chimiques de base — l'un des processus industriels les plus intensifs en chaleur.

Comparaison de capacité et d'intensité de CO₂ calculée à partir des données des installations industrielles Climate TRACE; rôle du secteur basé sur la référence d'ingénierie.

What 106,915 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 Australia

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

Operator

Operated by ChemChina .

Local climate

Qenos Pty. Ltd., Altona ,Victoria sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 37.8°S in the southern 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 Australia by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• GFG Liberty Laverton Steel Mill · Steel Plant · 48,490 t CO₂
• ExxonMobil Altona Refinery · Refinery
• Tasman Butchers · Food & Beverage · 988,239 t CO₂
• Binder Enterprise Ptd Ltd · Textiles · 31,869 t CO₂
• Compuknit Hosiery Australia P/L · Textiles · 31,869 t CO₂
• Fox & Lillie Rural · Textiles · 31,869 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates -37.84911, 144.81027. View on OpenStreetMap.

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