Axens signs agreement with PKN ORLEN for Vegan® technology license


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Axens has signed an agreement with PKN ORLEN for Vegan® Technology License and Process Book Supply for the production of renewable diesel and jet fuel, through hydrotreating of vegetable oils in its Płock Refinery in Poland. The scope of Axens’ work includes the supply of process books, catalysts & adsorbents, proprietary equipment, training and technical services.
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Figure 1. Vegan Technology

Based on flexibility to operate either on diesel mode or kerosene mode, the new unit would be capable of producing Hydrotreated Vegetable Oils (HVO) for true drop-in high quality biofuels. Vegan technology is able to hydrotreat a wide range of lipids and to produce low-density and high cetane renewable diesel as well as renewable sulfur-free jet fuel. Backed by fifty years of experience in middle distillates hydrotreatment and hydrocracking/hydroisomerization, this technology is using catalysts manufactured and provided by Axens. Vegan is used in the biorefinery that Total started-up last summer in La Mède.

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