HRU

Hydrochemolytic™ Renewables Upgrading

Summary

RENEWABLE OILS TO DROP-IN RENEWABLE DIESEL, BIOJET FUEL AND SPECIALTY CHEMICALS

– A water-based chemical conversion process that operates at relatively low severity conditions

– Allows selective promotion and control of desirable chemistries while mitigating side reactions that plague other approaches

– Can be configured for stand-alone operation or integrated with existing biofuel operations to increase their efficiency

Reducing cost and emissions for delivering heavy oil to market while increasing its value

HRU offers the possibility to transform renewable oils into renewable drop-in fuels, biojet fuel, and specialty chemicals. At the heart of this novel, patent-pending deoxygenation process is a highly scalable continuous-flow reactor for Hydrochemolytic™ upgrading of the lipid feedstock, regardless of fatty acid composition. Feeds may include the inedible corn oil by-product from ethanol production, oils from non-food seed crops grown on marginal lands, off-spec canola and soybean oils, tallow, and yellow and brown grease from restaurants that often ends in wastewater treatment plants.

The products obtained also may be diverse: besides renewable fuels, the core conversion technology can be configured to produce renewable specialty chemicals such as vegan saturated fatty acids for personal hygiene and industrial applications. HRU also presents a pathway to renewable resins for coatings, adhesives, sealants, and foams for seat cushions or mattresses, replacing raw materials traditionally derived from petroleum.

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