Lummus and Synthos collaborate for biobutadiene technology development
Published by Pippa Luck,
Editorial Assistant
Hydrocarbon Engineering,
Lummus Technology has announced that its Green Circle business and Synthos have started collaborating to commercialise Synthos' biobutadiene technology. The first step of the commercialisation programme includes the development of a feasibility study for a biobutadiene plant with a production capacity of 20 000 tpy, which will form the basis for an investment decision.
“Lummus is the leading licensor of butadiene production and extraction technologies, and we are building on our excellent track record in commercialising technologies to make a difference in the energy transition through Green Circle,” said Leon de Bruyn, President and Chief Executive Officer of Lummus Technology. “We are grateful to support Synthos to meet their goals for their investment in more sustainable bio-rubbers, and will ready this promising technology for commercialisation, aligned with our relentless ambitions to decarbonise and circularise our industry through our Green Circle portfolio.”
“Sustainability is a key for Synthos' products portfolio development. We are keen to support our customers' needs with advanced Synthetic Rubber based on bio-derived butadiene,” said Matteo Marchisio, Synthetic Rubbers and Tire Materials BU Director. “We believe that cooperation with Lummus Technology will effectively support our goals referring to renewable and bio-based butadiene. We want it to become the monomer for production of bio-rubber. This important development for Synthos will strengthen our sustainability offering and will provide our customers with a product that has a significantly reduced environmental footprint.”
This cooperation will focus on the development and commercialisation of a novel technology to process renewable bio-based feedstocks to produce value-added, more sustainable synthetic rubbers. Green Circle, a business entity owned by Lummus Technology, concentrates on economically and technically sound solutions for the comprehensive processing of solid wastes containing plastics; for processing various renewable bio-based feedstocks to value-added chemicals, polymers and fuels; and for the decarbonisation of refinery and petrochemicals assets.
Synthos, as a leading supplier of rubbers for the production of tires, is now focusing on producing synthetic rubber from renewable raw materials, which can be achieved through production of biobutadiene from bioethanol. The technology that Lummus and Synthos will commercialise through this agreement to produce biobutadiene is very promising and expected to be the new standard for production of synthetic rubbers.
Read the article online at: https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/01062021/lummus-and-synthos-collaborate-for-biobutadiene-technology-development/
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