Clariant and Ineratec join forces to develop emerging technologies for decentralised production of green fuels and chemicals
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Clariant and
Ineratec have entered a partnership to develop and
commercialize novel technologies for the production of renewable fuels and
chemicals. Clariant will provide its extensive catalysis expertise to support
Ineratec’s small scale (container-sized) technologies.
Press release: “Clariant catalysts powers Ineratec's
green fuel production technology”, 9/7/2020.
Figure 1. Clariant and Ineratec join forces to
develop emerging technologies for small-scale production of green fuels and
chemicals
Ineratec, spin-off of the Karlsruhe Institute
of Technology (KIT), is specialized in modular chemical reactor technologies.
The striking feature of this company’s solution is that the entire chemical
process is carried out in transportable container units. The microstructured
core of the modular Ineratec reactors provides a large surface for heat and
mass transport. Highly exothermic reactions, such as methanol synthesis or CO2
hydrogenation, can be operated efficiently and safely in its compact plants. Ineratec’s
technologies (Gas-to-Liquid, Power-to-Gas and Power-to-Liquid) has great
potential for the decentralised fuel market.
The technologies relies on Clariant’s catalysts
to convert CO2 to valuable chemicals, fuels and additives:
- HyProGen® R-70. It produces renewable syngas via
reverse water-gas shift reaction, an essential step in the conversion of green
hydrogen and CO2 to green fuels.
- MegaMax® 800. It generates renewable methanol.
- METH® 134. It supports the efficient hydrogenation of CO2
to methane for the production of renewable synthetic natural gas (SNG).