Honeywell on Jan. 12 announced that it has introduced a single-stage UOP Ecofining technology offering for the production of renewable diesel fuel. The new single-stage technology is a fast-to-market, low capital cost solution that is ideal for repurposing an underutilized hydrotreating or hydrocracking unit, producing higher yields of renewable diesel fuel than other single-stage technologies.
The single-stage&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb8zaPYeOro&amp;feature=youtu.be">Ecofining</a>&nbsp;process produces Honeywell Green Diesel fuel which is chemically identical to petroleum-based diesel and can be used as a drop-in replacement in vehicles with no modifications. It also features up to an 80-percent lifecycle reduction in greenhouse gas emissions compared with diesel made from petroleum.
The new process uses a combination of catalysts in a single unit to clean and remove oxygenates and other contaminants from the feedstock, and then isomerize the feed to improve its cold-flow properties. Due to its simplified design, the single-stage Ecofining technology can be put into service quickly, and with lower capital expense than other designs.
&ldquo;Interest in renewable fuels production continues to grow as customers work to meet sustainability goals and find new uses for existing assets,&rdquo; said Ben Owens, vice president and general manager, Honeywell Sustainable Technology Solutions. &ldquo;The new single-stage Ecofining process can help a refiner meet stricter regulations for sustainable fuels production with significant revenue advantages and minimal equipment and space requirements.&rdquo;
The single-stage Ecofining process also provides greater flexibility to expand into a full two-stage Ecofining process in the future. Two-stage designs can process feedstocks including used cooking oils and animal fats, and produce&nbsp;<a href="https://youtu.be/bPq8ILFfbWI">renewable jet fuel</a>. This established technology is ideal for refinery revamps where an additional reactor is available, or may be added, for green feed processing.
Honeywell UOP jointly developed the&nbsp;<a href="https://youtu.be/CrTKKzsG_Ys">Ecofining process</a>&nbsp;with Eni SpA. It converts non-edible natural oils and animal fats to Honeywell Green Diesel, which offers improved performance over biodiesel and petroleum-based diesel. The Ecofining process produces diesel with a cetane value of 80, substantially higher than the 40-to-60 cetane diesel commonly used in diesel engines today. As a result, this higher-cetane diesel fuel provides better engine performance with fewer emissions and can be blended with cheaper low-cetane diesel to meet transportation fuel standards.
The&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg1-GF5ejHI">UOP Ecofining</a>&nbsp;process is used in most 100 percent-biofeed units producing renewable diesel &ndash; and all of the licensed renewable jet fuel production &ndash; in the world today. UOP currently has licensed 20 Ecofining units in nine countries around the world, processing 12 different types of renewable feedstocks.
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Honeywell on Jan. 12 announced that it has introduced a single-stage UOP Ecofining technology offering for the production of renewable diesel fuel. The new single-stage technology is a fast-to-market, low capital cost solution.	

Honeywell introduces simplified renewable diesel technology

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