Lhoist North America - Montevallo Plant

Lhoist North America - Montevallo Plant is a lime plant in United States with a reported capacity of 897,112 t of lime. It calcines limestone into quicklime in high-temperature kilns. By capacity it ranks #4 of 122 lime plants tracked in United States. It emits about 1,107,259 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 258,102 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 87% above the median lime plant.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-38468890.

Nel contesto: come si confronta questo impianto

Con 897,112 t of lime, Lhoist North America - Montevallo Plant è ben al di sopra di la mediana di lime plant in United States (178,599 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 1,107,259 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 United States

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

Local climate

Lhoist North America - Montevallo Plant sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 33.1°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 #4 largest of 122 lime plants in United States by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Covia Lime Llc Dba Southern Lime · Lime Plant · 429,061 t CO₂
• Roberta Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 494,821 t CO₂
• Lhoist North America Of Alabama Llc O'Neal Plant · Lime Plant · 778,330 t CO₂
• Carmeuse Lime & Stone Inc · Lime Plant · 595,376 t CO₂
• Cheney Lime And Cement Company · Lime Plant · 495,566 t CO₂
• Lhoist North America Of Alabama-Alabaster Plant · Lime Plant · 218,053 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 33.09349, -86.80232. View on OpenStreetMap.

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