Centro De Produção De Loulé (Ci)

Centro De Produção De Loulé (Ci) is a lime plant in Portugal with a reported capacity of 787,534 t of lime. It calcines limestone into quicklime in high-temperature kilns. By capacity it ranks #2 of 5 lime plants tracked in Portugal. It emits about 518,564 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 120,877 cars.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-38467717.

Nel contesto: come si confronta questo impianto

Con 787,534 t of lime, Centro De Produção De Loulé (Ci) è attorno a la mediana di lime plant in Portugal (702,065 t of lime). Sottosettore: lime. Come lime plant, richiede calore di processo intenso (tipicamente 600–900°C) per le sue operazioni industriali essenziali — calore che deve essere fornito da caldaie, forni o combustione diretta, e le perdite attraverso recipienti e tubazioni non isolati rappresentano carburante sprecato. L'isolamento modulare removibile può ridurre queste perdite dell'80–96%, raffreddando superfici a ≤45°C, con payback spesso inferiore a 2 anni. Gli impianti di calce calcinano il calcare in forni caldi a 800–900°C, e la calce viva calda deve essere maneggiata in recipienti isolati per prevenire la reazione con l'umidità.

Confronto di capacità e intensità di CO₂ calcolato dai dati delle strutture industriali Climate TRACE; ruolo del settore basato su riferimento ingegneristico.

What 518,564 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 lime plants in Portugal

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

Local climate

Centro De Produção De Loulé (Ci) sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csa), at 37.1°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 5 lime plants in Portugal by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Loule Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 274,581 t CO₂
• Cítricos Del Andévalo, S.A. · Food & Beverage · 50,340 t CO₂
• Matadero Industrial El Mayorazgo De Jabugo, S.A. · Food & Beverage · 50,340 t CO₂
• CEPSA La Rabida Refinery · Refinery · 2,216,744 t CO₂
• Galp Energia Sines Refinery · Refinery · 2,497,426 t CO₂
• Repsol SA , Sines · Petrochemical · 535,047 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 37.1343, -8.09759. View on OpenStreetMap.

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