Worley to provide EPC services for the plastics-to-BTX plant of Encina


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Worley will provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for Encina’s plastics to benzene-toluene-xylene (BTX) plant in the United States.

Figure 1. Worley to provide EPC services for the plastics-to-BTX plant of Encina

BTX are important building blocks for a variety of products including pharmaceuticals, clothing and glues. They are typically derived from the catalytic reforming of naphtha in a petroleum refinery. Encina has developed a process that economically extracts BTX from plastic waste through a catalytic pyrolysis process that enables the cracking of hydrocarbons to create “pygas” which contains the aromatics. These are then extracted, captured and delivered to Encina’s end customers.

Encina’s initial US facility will implement its proprietary technology to produce the valuable renewable chemicals. Worley is currently working on the engineering package for the plant which is modularly scalable to take on more capacity. This allows Encina to increase throughput as more feedstock becomes available.

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