In the United States (US), Advanced Refining Technologies LLC (ART), a joint venture of Chevron Corporation (Chevron), one of the world’s largest integrated energy companies, and W. R. Grace & Co. (Grace), a specialty chemicals leader, has announced the launch of "ENDEAVOR", a hydroprocessing catalyst solution to produce renewable diesel (RD) and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from 100 percent renewable sources, such as vegetable oils, refined oils, animal fats, and greases.
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The announcement comes against the backdrop of significant demand growth for renewable transportation fuels.
Renewable fuels such as RD and SAF are expected to play a key role in the decarbonization of heavy-duty transportation.
According to the US Department of Energy, end-users of RD and SAF significantly reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions compared to their fossil-fuel-based counterparts.
Catalysts play a critical role in the hydroprocessing of renewable feedstocks. Catalysts for contaminant capture, deoxygenation, and isomerization are key for processing a wider range of biofeedstocks to increase product yields and ensure product specifications are met.
ENDEAVOR catalysts are the culmination of an extensive R&D program and have already demonstrated top-tier performance in several refinery applications. ART will continue to invest in this exciting segment, building on our technology leadership in contaminant removal and dewaxing to enable customers to maximize yields and profits from a wider variety of biofeeds. Our collaboration with Chevron Lummus Global (CLG), a leading process licensor, allows us to fully optimize the renewables process, said Nathan Ergonul, Managing Director of ART.
ART Hydroprocessing technology represents a complete portfolio of resid hydrotreating, hydrocracking, lubes hydroprocessing, and distillate hydrotreating catalyst technologies through a global manufacturing network.
The ENDEAVOR catalyst system consists of “EnRich” guard and hydrotreating catalysts and includes Chevron’s industry-leading “EnHance” isomerization catalysts, all developed specifically for processing renewable feeds.
