BULK CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

1. What is it?

1.1. it converts raw materials (oil, natural gas, air, water, metals, and minerals) into more than 70,000 different products.

2. Energy consumption

2.1. 28% of the US energy sources

2.1.1. Natural gas,Petroleum, such as distillate and residual fuel oils and hydrocarbon gas liquids Electricity

3. Energy distribution

3.1. 10% Resin and Synthetic rubber manufacturing

3.2. 12% Other basic organic chemical manufacturing

3.3. 14% All other basic inorganic chemical manufacturing

3.4. 20% chemical fertilizer

3.5. 23% petrochemical manufacturing

4. How to reduce it?

4.1. Simple ways

4.1.1. Ask your electric company if they provide no-cost lighting Shut off cooling to unused areas of the plant. Closing overhead doors and shading windows in the heat can result in large HVAC savings. Properly maintained equipment will often reduce energy consumption by >10% Fans are some of the least efficient things used in manufacturing. Slow down or turn off any unneeded fans. Focus on reducing scrap and rework. Hot water heaters that are rarely used can often be turned down or wrapped with additional insulation to increase their efficiency.

4.2. Alternative Energy

4.2.1. Hygrogen gas, Biomass energy, wind energy, Geothermal energy, Biofuels