UNION CARBIDE TEXAS CITY

UNION CARBIDE TEXAS CITY is a chemical plant in United States with a reported capacity of 1 unitless. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. By capacity it ranks #410 of 453 chemical plants tracked in United States. It emits about 14,074 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 3,281 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 1098% above the median chemical plant.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3674801.

Nel contesto: come si confronta questo impianto

Con 1 unitless, UNION CARBIDE TEXAS CITY è attorno a la mediana di chemical plant in United States (1 unitless). Il suo CO₂ per unità di capacità è approssimativamente 76% al di sotto di la mediana di chemical plant. Sottosettore: other-chemicals. Come chemical plant, richiede calore di processo intenso (tipicamente 100–500°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 chimici producono un'ampia gamma di prodotti chimici industriali e specializzati, molti dei quali richiedono un controllo preciso della temperatura e un apporto termico sostenuto per reazioni e separazioni.

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

What 14,074 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 chemical plants in United States

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

Local climate

UNION CARBIDE TEXAS CITY sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 29.4°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 #410 largest of 453 chemical plants in United States by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Marathon Galveston Bay Refinery · Refinery · 7,124,794 t CO₂
• Linde Inc Texas City Hydrogen Complex · Chemical Plant · 1,449,348 t CO₂
• INEOS US Chemicals Company · Chemical Plant · 136,104 t CO₂
• INEOS NOVA LLC Texas City Site · Chemical Plant · 83,803 t CO₂
• LINDE TEXAS CITY · Chemical Plant · 435,116 t CO₂
• Valero Texas City Refinery · Refinery · 2,896,605 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 29.3742, -94.9455. View on OpenStreetMap.

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