Ethylene, Altona, at plant {AU}| | AusLCI, U
Unit process Australia v00.00.001
Included processes: production of ethylene from ethane feedstock via cracking process. Remark: Data is from the production of 1t of ethylene, based on data provided by Qenos for their Altona plant. The process involves cracking ethane from natural gas sourced from Bass Strait via the use of heat. The process includes the following steps: steam cracker, quench tower, gas compressor, treating, chilling train and fractionation. Allocation based on value of output. Geography: Refers to the production of Qenos' Altona plant Technology: Average Time period: Data collected for 2013/2014 Version Record: Data entry by: Paul-Antoine Bontinck E-mail: paul@lifecycles.com.au; Company: LCS; Country: AU Generator: Generator/publicator: Tim Grant Telephone: 0061 408104977; E-mail: tim@lifecycles.com.au; Company: LCS; Country: AU
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- Other Materials
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- Last updated
- 12 Oct 2026
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- Quantitative reference
- Ethylene, Altona, at plant {AU}| | AusLCI, U
- Sampling procedure
- Data collected from Qenos, producer of PE in Australia
- Creation date
- 26 Jun 2015
- Is copyright protected
- No
- Is infrastructure process
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Product outputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethylene, Altona, at plant {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 1000.0 | kg | — |
Technical inputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olefins production, Altona, at plant {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 1034.336035107772 | kg | — |
Parameters
| Name | Value | Formula | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| all_propylene | 0.036605358774231496 | (m_propylene*p_output)/p_total | — |
| m_propylene | 39.0 | — | [kg] of propylene |
| p_output | 1.35 | — | [$/kg] price for ethylene, propylene |
| m_ethylene | 1000.0 | — | [kg] of ethylene from ethane |
| d_hydrogen | 0.0899 | — | NTP - Normal Temperature and Pressure, http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/gas-density-d_158.html |
| m_total | 1102.0 | m_ethylene+m_propylene+m_gasoline+m_quench | — |
| p_total | 1438.314 | (m_ethylene+m_propylene)*p_output+m_gasoline*p_gasoline+m_quench*p_quench_oil | — |
| m_quench | 17.0 | — | [kg] of quench oil |
| d_nitrogen | 1.165 | — | NTP - Normal Temperature and Pressure, http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/gas-density-d_158.html |
| p_quench_oil | 0.45 | — | [$/kg] price for quench oil |
| p_gasoline | 0.609 | — | [$/kg] price for gasoline (pygas) |
| m_gasoline | 46.0 | — | [kg] of gasoline (pygas) |
| all_ethylene | 0.9385989429290127 | (m_ethylene*p_output)/p_total | — |