North Chicago Facility

North Chicago Facility is a chemical plant in United States with a reported capacity of 1 unitless. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. By capacity it ranks #238 of 453 chemical plants tracked in United States. It emits about 66,127 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 15,414 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 5528% above the median chemical plant.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3674703.

Em contexto: como esta instalação se compara

Com 1 unitless, North Chicago Facility é em torno de a mediana de chemical plant em United States (1 unitless). Seu CO₂ por unidade de capacidade é aproximadamente 15% acima de a mediana de chemical plant. Subsetor: other-chemicals. Como chemical plant, requer calor de processo intenso (tipicamente 100–500°C) para suas operações industriais centrais — calor que deve ser fornecido por caldeiras, fornos ou combustão direta, e as perdas através de vasos e tubulações não isolados representam combustível desperdiçado. O isolamento modular removível pode reduzir essas perdas em 80–96%, esfriando superfícies a ≤45°C, com payback geralmente inferior a 2 anos. As plantas químicas produzem uma ampla gama de produtos químicos industriais e especializados, muitos requerendo controle preciso de temperatura e entrada de calor sustentada para reações e separações.

Comparação de capacidade e intensidade de CO₂ calculada a partir dos dados de instalações industriais Climate TRACE; função do setor baseada em referência de engenharia.

What 66,127 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

North Chicago Facility sits in a hot-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfa), at 42.3°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 #238 largest of 453 chemical plants in United States by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Gold Bond - WAK Plant · Metals Plant · 25,484 t CO₂
• PQ Corporation - Gurnee, IL · Chemical Plant · 19,049 t CO₂
• Ruprecht Company · Food & Beverage · 4,154 t CO₂
• Alef Sausage · Food & Beverage · 4,154 t CO₂
• Gurman Food Co. · Food & Beverage · 4,154 t CO₂
• Bende Inc · Food & Beverage · 4,154 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 42.33397, -87.83855. View on OpenStreetMap.

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