Anellotech ships first bio-aromatics samples from its TCat-8 pilot plant for purification studies
Type of post: FLASH NEWS.
Anellotech recently achieved two new milestones
at its TCat-8® pilot plant in Texas:
- The first shipment of BTX has been sent to
its joint development partners IFPEN
and Axens for purification studies to obtain
bio-paraxylene (bio-PX). This aromatic compound will be used to make renewable
PET resin for prototype bottle manufacture and product testing.
- Since the announcement of a successful
two-week continuous pilot plant trial in March 2018, over 1,200 hours of
cumulative on-stream time have been achieved at TCat-8®.
Press release: “Developments
at Anellotech Plant Bring 100% Bio-based Plastic Bottle Closer to Reality”,
16/7/2018.
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- “Anellotech
and Suntory strengthen their alliance for development and commercialization of
biobased PET bottles”, 30/1/2018.
Figure 1. Anellotech logo