Distillation
SAFFiRE Renewables breaks ground on SAF pilot plant in Kansas (U.S.)
The SAFFiRE plant, located at Conestoga Energy's Arkalon Energy facility in Liberal, Kansas, will ultimately be capable of processing 10 tons of corn stover daily, yielding cellulosic ethanol that can be upgraded into SAF with a carbon footprint at least 83% lower than conventional jet fuel.
Catalytic cracker, distillation units at Venezuela's Amuay refinery resume operations
A catalytic cracker and two distillation units at Venezuela's Amuay refinery, the country's largest, have resumed operations following a power interruption earlier this month.
China's newest refiner Yulong starts up crude unit
China's Shandong Yulong Petrochemical on Friday began starting up one of two new 200,000-bpd crude units in eastern China, marking the refinery's official launch after four years of construction.
Zeopore prepares for global production of economical, premium hydrocracking meso-zeolites
Zeopore is initiating discussions with candidate partners to jointly commercialize its unique zeolite mesoporization route. Combining improved hydrocracking (HDC), Zeopore’s optimized HDC zeolites bring 3 wt%-7wt% more middle distillates, depending on feedstock and process conditions.
Russia's idle oil refining capacity in September seen up 34% vs August
Russia's offline primary oil refining capacity in September is set to jump 34% from August due to technical outages, Ukrainian drone attacks and seasonal maintenance. Offline capacity is seen at 3.87 MMt this month, or 14.5% of Russia's total oil refining capabilities. That is up from 2.95 MMt in August.
Japan's Eneos shuts 153,000-bpd Negishi CDU for maintenance
Japan's biggest refiner, Eneos Corp., shut the 153,000-bpd crude distillation unit (CDU) at its Negishi refinery near Tokyo on Sept. 9 for scheduled maintenance.
Motiva awards Honeywell UOP a contract for Port Arthur (U.S.) aromatics project
Motiva announced that it has advanced its aromatics project by executing a license for Honeywell UOP’s aromatics technologies for a world-scale aromatics unit to produce benzene and paraxylene.
U.S. Patent Office issues 4th patent for Alternative Environmental Technologies’ Sulfex™ desulfurization tech
Alternative Environmental Technologies Holdings Corp. (AET) has just been notified of the imminent issuance by the U.S. Patent Office of yet another patent directed to its Sulfex™ desulfurization technology.
Wood to progress to FEED stage for EET Fuels Hydrogen Fuel Switching project in the UK
Wood has been awarded the front-end engineering design (FEED) stage of EET Fuels Hydrogen Fuel Switching project. Hydrogen (H2) will be provided by EET Hydrogen, the company’s co-located Track One low-carbon hydrogen production company.
Neste expands chemical recycling logistics infrastructure at its refinery in Porvoo, Finland
Neste is expanding its logistics infrastructure for liquefied recycled raw materials at its refinery in Porvoo, Finland, including materials such as liquefied waste plastic and liquefied rubber tires. Neste aims to advance chemical recycling and transform the Porvoo refinery into a renewable and circular solutions hub.
- Asia-Pacific ports advance cross-sector hydrogen and eFuel readiness 4/30
- THUNDER project launches to advance carbon-neutral eMethanol production in Europe 4/30
- Lantern LNG selects Honeywell Process and Automation Technologies to drive 12-MMtpy Matagorda Bay facility 4/30
- LANXESS inaugurates new lubricant additives manufacturing plant in India 4/30
- Repsol plans to boost jet fuel output as Iran war disrupts global supply 4/30
- Venezuela's PDVSA controlling fire at Cardon refinery's cracker 4/30
