Q-Chem I , Mesaieed ,

Q-Chem I , Mesaieed , is a petrochemical in Qatar with a reported capacity of 600,000 t of ethylene. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene. It is operated by Chevron Phillips . By capacity it ranks #3 of 3 petrochemical plants tracked in Qatar. It emits about 782,091 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 182,306 cars.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-731923.

Nel contesto: come si confronta questo impianto

Con 600,000 t of ethylene, Q-Chem I , Mesaieed , è al di sotto di la mediana di petrochemical in Qatar (900,000 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 782,091 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 Qatar

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

Operator

Operated by Chevron Phillips .

Local climate

Q-Chem I , Mesaieed , sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 24.9°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 #3 largest of 3 petrochemical plants in Qatar by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• QAPCO, Mesaieed , · Petrochemical · 1,173,136 t CO₂
• Industries Qatar Steel Mesaieed plant · Steel Plant · 1,079,130 t CO₂
• QatarEnergy Mesaieed Industrial City Refinery · Refinery · 1,901,899 t CO₂
• Mesaieed aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 1,415,342 t CO₂
• Bu Ghawlana Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 2,509,460 t CO₂
• Umm Bab Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 2,776,078 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 24.89381, 51.54494. View on OpenStreetMap.

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