Petrochina Guangdong Petrochemical, Guangdong, Jieyang

Petrochina Guangdong Petrochemical, Guangdong, Jieyang is a petrochemical in China with a reported capacity of 1,200,000 t of ethylene. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene. By capacity it ranks #10 of 41 petrochemical plants tracked in China. It emits about 2,051,824 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 478,281 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 27% above the median petrochemical.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-18648410.

Nel contesto: come si confronta questo impianto

Con 1,200,000 t of ethylene, Petrochina Guangdong Petrochemical, Guangdong, Jieyang è attorno a la mediana di petrochemical in China (1,000,000 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 2,051,824 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 China

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

Local climate

Petrochina Guangdong Petrochemical, Guangdong, Jieyang sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate zone (Köppen Cwa), at 22.9°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 #10 largest of 41 petrochemical plants in China by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• PetroChina Guangdong Petrochemical Jieyang Complex Refinery · Refinery · 3,830,418 t CO₂
• Guangdong Hualong Stationery Co., Ltd. · Textiles · 6,976 t CO₂
• Lai Tak Textile Corporation Limited (Puning, China) · Textiles · 6,976 t CO₂
• Guangdong Ruiyan Technology Co., Ltd · Textiles · 6,976 t CO₂
• Shantou Yineng Industry Co Ltd · Textiles · 6,976 t CO₂
• Shantoucity Xiangrikui International Industrial Co Ltd · Textiles · 6,976 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 22.93605, 116.22316. View on OpenStreetMap.

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