Ethanol-to-ethylene process provides alternative pathway to plastics

摘要

Tight operating margins make the ethanol-to-ethylene technology marketplace a challenging space in which to compete. However, a new, second-generation route can deliver market-leading conversion efficiency at lower cost and complexity than existing technologies. The combination of a proprietary catalyst and milder operating conditions is ultra-selective toward ethylene. More than 24,000 hours of pilot-plant testing has been completed to demonstrate this new technology.