MOL Slovnaft AS, Bratislava

MOL Slovnaft AS, Bratislava is a petrochemical in Slovakia with a reported capacity of 220,000 t of ethylene. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene. It emits about 275,853 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 64,301 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-18648371.

Nel contesto: come si confronta questo impianto

Con 220,000 t of ethylene, MOL Slovnaft AS, Bratislava è attorno a la mediana di petrochemical in Slovakia (220,000 t of ethylene). Sottosettore: petrochemical-steam-cracking. Come petrochemical, richiede calore di processo intenso (tipicamente 300–800°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 petrolchimici scindono gli idrocarburi a temperature molto elevate per produrre etilene, propilene e altri prodotti chimici di base — uno dei processi industriali più intensivi dal punto di vista termico.

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

What 275,853 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.

Local climate

MOL Slovnaft AS, Bratislava sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 48.1°N in the northern hemisphere.

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby sites

Nearby industrial sites

• MOL Slovnaft Bratislava Refinery · Refinery · 1,397,127 t CO₂
• Palma - Tumys A.S - Výroba Jedlých Rastl.Tukov A Olejov · Food & Beverage · 131,407 t CO₂
• Bunge Austria Gmbh · Food & Beverage · 200,030 t CO₂
• Rohoznik Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 859,677 t CO₂
• Agrana Zucker Gmbh · Food & Beverage · 200,030 t CO₂
• Slovenské Cukrovary, S.R.O., Prevádzkareň Sereď · Food & Beverage · 131,407 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 48.12791, 17.18024. View on OpenStreetMap.

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