The main source of carbon footprint in the chemical industry
In today's world, the way of chemical industry is related to people's livelihood and national plans. However, the weight of its carbon footprint cannot be underestimated. In the chemical industry, there are many carbon sources, and there are several large ones.

The first is energy consumption. Chemical production often depends on various energy sources, coal, oil, and natural gas. Take coal as an example, it is burned in a boiler to provide heat and energy for production. However, when coal is burned, a large amount of carbon dioxide escapes in the air, resulting in a surge in carbon emissions. According to various schools, the carbon emissions generated by the energy of the chemical industry account for the majority of its carbon footprint.

Furthermore, the processing and transformation of raw materials. In the chemical process, raw materials are changed into products. In the meantime, many chemical reactions may cause the release of carbon. Such as petrochemical, crude oil cracking and reforming reactions, hydrocarbon molecular allosterization, carbon elements are dispersed in the form of carbon dioxide. And coal chemical industry, coal-to-syngas, during gasification, carbon is also released with the reaction products, adding to the carbon footprint.

The carbon emissions of production equipment and processes should not be ignored. Old equipment has low energy efficiency and high carbon emissions. If the process is not good, the reaction is incomplete, and the raw materials are wasted, it will also increase carbon emissions. For example, some traditional chemical processes have cumbersome processes and many intermediate products, which cause carbon elements to escape without good use.

The transportation link is also a major source of carbon footprint. Chemical products are transported by sea, land and air from their own factories. The operation of vehicles, ships and aircraft depends on fuel oil, which generates carbon dioxide when burned. Long-distance transportation, especially cross-border shipping and air transportation, has accumulated carbon emissions and cannot be taken lightly.

To reduce the carbon footprint in the chemical industry, we can only make progress when we focus on energy, raw materials, equipment technology, and transportation.