Technip Energies and Clariant announce today that they have signed a cooperation agreement for the implementation of Clariant’s Sunliquid cellulosic ethanol technology. The Sunliquid process converts agricultural residues, woody materials or municipal solid wastes into advanced biofuel. The bio-sourced feedstock is converted into cellulosic sugars, which is then fermented into cellulosic ethanol. The process design is completely integrated and based upon proven process technology, according to Technip Energies. The technology involves enzymes that are produced as part of the process and tailored to respective raw materials to deliver the highest possible sugar yields.
At the end of 2021, Clariant completed the construction of its first full-scale commercial Sunliquid cellulosic ethanol plant in Podari, Romania, which has started up and will be fully operational in 2022. The plant will process approximately 250,000 tons of straw to produce 50,000 tons of cellulosic ethanol per year, according to Technip Energies.
The cellulosic ethanol produced by the Sunliquid process reportedly can be used as a drop-in solution for fuel blending and offers further downstream application opportunities into sustainable aviation fuels and bio-based chemicals. In addition, it can be further processed into green ethylene and ethylene derivatives, and other sugar-derived chemicals using other proprietary technologies offered by Technip Energies, according to the company.
Wei Cai, chief technology officer at Technip Energies, says, “We are very proud to extend our partnership with Clariant. Sunliquid may be proposed in combination with other Technip Energies technologies in the biofuel and sustainable chemicals value chains enabling a full service offering to our clients. Together with Clariant, we provide a reliable model to accelerate the introduction of novel and sustainable technologies to the market. This alliance will bring our clients a sustainable technology and flexible project execution model.”
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