LyondellBasell Industries, Channelview,Tex.

LyondellBasell Industries, Channelview,Tex. is a petrochemical in United States with a reported capacity of 1,860,000 t of ethylene. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene. By capacity it ranks #7 of 34 petrochemical plants tracked in United States. It emits about 2,361,275 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 550,414 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 6% below the median petrochemical.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-18648316.

Bağlamda: bu tesis nasıl karşılaştırılır

1,860,000 t of ethylene'de, LyondellBasell Industries, Channelview,Tex. United States'daki petrochemical'lerin medyanı çok üstünde 1,000,000 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 2,361,275 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 United States

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

Local climate

LyondellBasell Industries, Channelview,Tex. sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 29.8°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 #7 largest of 34 petrochemical plants in United States by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Vallourec Star Sheldon Rd · Other Manufacturing · 18,647 t CO₂
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• Harteee Channelview Channelview Conndensate Splitter · Refinery · 273,991 t CO₂
• Vinaco Food Products Corporation · Food & Beverage · 4,154 t CO₂
• MONUMENT CHEMICAL HOUSTON, LLC · Chemical Plant · 57,401 t CO₂
• Petromax Refining Houston Refinery · Refinery · 152,217 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 29.82796, -95.11796. View on OpenStreetMap.

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