The Netherlands-headed engineering and technology major Technip Energies N.V. and Switzerland-headed specialty chemicals major Clariant AG have announced that they have signed a cooperation agreement for the implementation of Clariant’s proprietary "sunliquid" cellulosic ethanol technology.
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According to a joint statement, by choosing Technip Energies, sunliquid customers can benefit from combining Clariant’s proven technology with Technip Energies’ deep experience as an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor to build advanced biofuel plants.
Customer focus is a core theme of Clariant’s new purpose-led strategy. The cooperation with Technip Energies will enhance the service offerings we provide to our customers and thus will accelerate the sunliquid footprint with the ultimate aim of transitioning to emission-free mobility, commented Christian Librera, VP and Head of Business Line Biofuels & Derivatives at Clariant.
Integrated design
The sunliquid process converts agricultural residues, woody materials, or municipal solid wastes (MSW) into advanced biofuel. The bio-sourced feedstock is converted into cellulosic sugars, which are then fermented into cellulosic ethanol.
The process design is completely integrated and based upon proven process technology. The innovative technology involves enzymes that are produced as part of the process and tailored to respective raw materials to delivering 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 is currently under start-up and will be fully operational in 2022.
Once fully operational, the plant will process approximately 250 000 tonnes of straw to produce 50 000 tonnes of cellulosic ethanol per annum.
Ethanol is a versatile product
The cellulosic ethanol produced by the sunliquid process can be used as a drop-in solution for fuel blending and offers further downstream application opportunities for sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) 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.
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, said Wei Cai, Chief Technology Officer of Technip Energies.
