GS Caltex Yeosu, Yeochun

GS Caltex Yeosu, Yeochun is a petrochemical in South Korea with a reported capacity of 750,000 t of ethylene. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene. It is operated by Chevron Phillips Chemical . By capacity it ranks #10 of 11 petrochemical plants tracked in South Korea. It emits about 1,017,159 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 237,100 cars.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-731976.

Bağlamda: bu tesis nasıl karşılaştırılır

750,000 t of ethylene'de, GS Caltex Yeosu, Yeochun South Korea'daki petrochemical'lerin medyanı altında 1,230,000 t of ethylene'dir. Alt sektör: petrochemical-steam-cracking. petrochemical olarak, temel endüstriyel işlemleri için yoğun proses ısısı (tipik olarak 300–800°C) gerektirir — kazanlar, fırınlar veya doğrudan yanma ile sağlanması gereken ısı, ve izolasyon yapılmamış kaplar ve boruların kayıpları harcanan yakıtı temsil eder. Modüler çıkarılabilir yalıtım bu kayıpları %80–96 oranında azaltabilir, yüzeyleri ≤45°C'ye soğutabilir, geri ödeme süresi genellikle 2 yıldan azdır. Petrokimya tesisleri, etilen, propilen ve diğer temel kimyasalları üretmek için hidrokarbonları çok yüksek sıcaklıklarda kraker — en ısı yoğun endüstriyel işlemlerden biridir.

Kapasite ve CO₂ yoğunluğu karşılaştırması Climate TRACE endüstriyel tesis verilerinden hesaplanmıştır; sektör rolü mühendislik referansına dayanmaktadır.

What 1,017,159 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 South Korea

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

Operator

Operated by Chevron Phillips Chemical .

Local climate

GS Caltex Yeosu, Yeochun sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate zone (Köppen Cwa), at 34.9°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 11 petrochemical plants in South Korea by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• GS-Caltex Yeosu Refinery · Refinery · 8,882,869 t CO₂
• LG Petrochemical Yeosu, Yeochun · Petrochemical · 2,712,425 t CO₂
• Lotte Petrochemical Yeosu, Yeochun · Petrochemical · 1,668,141 t CO₂
• Yeochon NCC, Yeochun · Petrochemical · 3,098,945 t CO₂
• POSCO Gwangyang steel plant · Steel Plant · 34,799,208 t CO₂
• SeAH Changwon Integrated Special Steel plant · Steel Plant · 70,607 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 34.8508, 127.69354. View on OpenStreetMap.

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