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to liquids (BTL) process. According to the IFP, this process uses wood residues, removing their sulfur and aromatic contents. The product is suitable for vehicle fuel, either alone or mixed with fossil fuels. The German engineering company Choren Industries is to provide a pilot plant at Freiberg. The planned output of 200,000 tonne/y could begin in 2012. The European Union is providing โฌ7.8 M for the project.
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methacrylate that employs similar feedstocks to the ACH sulfur method, but uses no sulfuric acid. The new process, which can be retrofitted to working plants, leads to savings in costs and resources. Evonik could start up its first huge scale plant in 2012.
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